Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate was -19.77 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Belgium is -19.77 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 447.89 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -88.26 % change on previous year, in 1977.
That places Belgium 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -75.52 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 1963 | 48.6 % change on previous year | -164.4% |
| 1964 | 268.49 % change on previous year | +452.4% |
| 1965 | -87.06 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1966 | 294.16 % change on previous year | -437.9% |
| 1967 | 16.06 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1968 | -50.16 % change on previous year | -412.4% |
| 1969 | 191.95 % change on previous year | -482.6% |
| 1970 | -36.83 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 1971 | -22.95 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1972 | -19.54 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 173.56 % change on previous year | -988.2% |
| 1974 | -79.52 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 1975 | 447.89 % change on previous year | -663.2% |
| 1976 | 86.63 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 1977 | -88.26 % change on previous year | -201.9% |
| 1978 | 26.21 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 1979 | 8.5 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1980 | 32 % change on previous year | +276.6% |
| 1981 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1982 | 123.59 % change on previous year | +4218.8% |
| 1983 | 56.44 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 1984 | -64.41 % change on previous year | -214.1% |
| 1985 | -31.41 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1986 | 108.3 % change on previous year | -444.8% |
| 1987 | -21 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 1988 | -49.96 % change on previous year | +137.9% |
| 1989 | 272.06 % change on previous year | -644.6% |
| 1990 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1991 | -21.57 % change on previous year | +1072.3% |
| 1992 | 10.12 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 1993 | -47.29 % change on previous year | -567.5% |
| 1994 | 262.12 % change on previous year | -654.3% |
| 1995 | 12.04 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1996 | -70.07 % change on previous year | -682.1% |
| 1997 | 104.34 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 1998 | -35.98 % change on previous year | -134.5% |
| 1999 | 44.42 % change on previous year | -223.4% |
| 2000 | -48.07 % change on previous year | -208.2% |
| 2001 | 125.94 % change on previous year | -362.0% |
| 2002 | -38.21 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2003 | 141.55 % change on previous year | -470.4% |
| 2004 | -50.02 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 2005 | 44.72 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 2006 | 45.46 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2007 | -76.35 % change on previous year | -267.9% |
| 2008 | 23.47 % change on previous year | -130.7% |
| 2009 | 58.77 % change on previous year | +150.4% |
| 2010 | 22.94 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 2011 | -50.64 % change on previous year | -320.7% |
| 2012 | 50.9 % change on previous year | -200.5% |
| 2013 | 44.45 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2014 | -40.61 % change on previous year | -191.4% |
| 2015 | 84.94 % change on previous year | -309.2% |
| 2016 | -13.01 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 2017 | 11.03 % change on previous year | -184.8% |
| 2018 | 76.06 % change on previous year | +589.8% |
| 2019 | -30.91 % change on previous year | -140.6% |
| 2020 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 2021 | -65.42 % change on previous year | -855.0% |
| 2022 | 225.53 % change on previous year | -444.7% |
| 2023 | -13.95 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2024 | -19.77 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +4218.8% | 2.86 % change on previous year | 123.59 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.71 % change on previous year | -87.06 % change on previous year | 294.16 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.57 % change on previous year | -88.26 % change on previous year | 447.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.85 % change on previous year | -64.41 % change on previous year | 272.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.63 % change on previous year | -70.07 % change on previous year | 262.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.73 % change on previous year | -76.35 % change on previous year | 141.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.52 % change on previous year | -50.64 % change on previous year | 84.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.01 % change on previous year | -65.42 % change on previous year | 225.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 184 Netherlands -16.07 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Portugal -17.7 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Switzerland -19.55 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Luxembourg -23.42 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Andorra -35.39 % change on previous year compare
- 190 France -36.51 % change on previous year compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,790 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Belgium was -19.77 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 447.89 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -88.26 % change on previous year in 1977.
- How does Belgium rank for cooling degree days, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling Degree Days. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cooling Degree Days World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling Degree Days. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.