Mauritania vs Tanzania: Heating Degree Days

Mauritania
44.85
in 2024
Tanzania
32.33
in 2024
Mauritania rank
114th
Tanzania rank
117th

Heating Degree Days over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 44.85 against 32.33 in Tanzania, a difference of 12.52.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 117th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 245.25 81.92 163.33 Mauritania
1970s 220.95 79.78 141.17 Mauritania
1980s 212.8 71.04 141.75 Mauritania
1990s 193.61 62.96 130.65 Mauritania
2000s 175.76 61.07 114.69 Mauritania
2010s 166.34 44.46 121.88 Mauritania
2020s 90.98 41.27 49.7 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher heating degree days, Mauritania or Tanzania?
Mauritania, at 44.85 against 32.33 in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in heating degree days between Mauritania and Tanzania?
12.52, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for heating degree days?
Mauritania ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 117th 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.