El Salvador vs Thailand: Heating Degree Days
El Salvador
0.25
in 2024
Thailand
0.66
in 2024
El Salvador rank
140th
Thailand rank
137th
Heating Degree Days over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.66 against 0.25 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.41.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
El Salvador ranks 140th and Thailand ranks 137th of 188 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 | 18.85 | 16.53 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 27.05 | 25.07 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.15 | 17.89 | 15.75 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 15.66 | 14.56 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 9.35 | 7.99 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.861 | 11.55 | 10.69 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.262 | 4.12 | 3.86 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heating degree days, El Salvador or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.66 against 0.25 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heating degree days between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 0.41, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for heating degree days?
- El Salvador ranks 140th and Thailand ranks 137th of 188 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.