El Salvador vs Nigeria: Heating Degree Days
El Salvador
0.25
in 2024
Nigeria
0.29
in 2024
El Salvador rank
141st
Nigeria rank
139th
Heating Degree Days over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.29 against 0.25 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 139th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 | 1.61 | 0.708 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 1.72 | 0.266 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.15 | 2.84 | 0.692 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 2.12 | 1.02 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.61 | 0.243 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.861 | 1.21 | 0.345 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.262 | 1 | 0.742 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heating degree days, El Salvador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.29 against 0.25 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heating degree days between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 0.04, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for heating degree days?
- El Salvador ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 139th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Heating Degree Days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.