Georgia vs United States: Heating Degree Days

Georgia
6,576
in 2024
United States
6,193
in 2024
Georgia rank
19th
United States rank
22nd

Heating Degree Days over time

  • Georgia
  • United States
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196019922024

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 6,576 against 6,193 in United States, a difference of 383.

That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Georgia ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd of 188 countries.

Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 7,398 7,291 107.09 Georgia
1970s 7,625 7,270 354.54 Georgia
1980s 7,479 7,054 424.63 Georgia
1990s 7,498 6,918 579.24 Georgia
2000s 7,276 6,773 503.03 Georgia
2010s 6,723 6,578 145.44 Georgia
2020s 6,596 6,441 155 Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher heating degree days, Georgia or United States?
Georgia, at 6,576 against 6,193 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in heating degree days between Georgia and United States?
383, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Georgia and United States rank globally for heating degree days?
Georgia ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd 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.