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
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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

Indicator
Heating Degree Days
Source
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 11,178 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.