Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate was -3.98 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-3.98 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 50.6%
World rank
90th
of 154 countries
All-time high
15.15 % change on previous year
in 1980
All-time low
-11.67 % change on previous year
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, annual growth rate in South Korea is -3.98 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.6% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at 15.15 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -11.67 % change on previous year, in 1989.
That places South Korea 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.8239 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -784.0% |
| 1963 | 5.97 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1964 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -259.7% |
| 1965 | 7 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 1966 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 1967 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -243.3% |
| 1968 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -208.7% |
| 1969 | 6.27 % change on previous year | -259.5% |
| 1970 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 1971 | -2.44 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 1972 | -5.39 % change on previous year | +120.8% |
| 1973 | 2 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 1974 | 6.3 % change on previous year | +215.4% |
| 1975 | -8.69 % change on previous year | -238.0% |
| 1976 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -167.7% |
| 1977 | -5.19 % change on previous year | -188.1% |
| 1978 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1979 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +91.0% |
| 1980 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -599.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9173 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1982 | -11.49 % change on previous year | -1352.2% |
| 1983 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 1984 | 9.05 % change on previous year | +168.0% |
| 1985 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -136.4% |
| 1986 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 1987 | -7.6 % change on previous year | -722.0% |
| 1988 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 1989 | -11.67 % change on previous year | -462.1% |
| 1990 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 1991 | 8.26 % change on previous year | +337.6% |
| 1992 | -3.06 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 1993 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 1994 | -6.35 % change on previous year | -375.6% |
| 1995 | 9.26 % change on previous year | -245.9% |
| 1996 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1997 | -6.41 % change on previous year | -423.1% |
| 1998 | -10.98 % change on previous year | +71.5% |
| 1999 | 8.32 % change on previous year | -175.8% |
| 2000 | 6.48 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2001 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 2002 | -3.47 % change on previous year | +91.3% |
| 2003 | -0.3552 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 2004 | -4.3 % change on previous year | +1111.8% |
| 2005 | 14.71 % change on previous year | -441.8% |
| 2006 | -10.9 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 2007 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2008 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -290.6% |
| 2009 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 2010 | 11.74 % change on previous year | -501.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1628 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2012 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -1485.3% |
| 2013 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -270.8% |
| 2014 | -9.31 % change on previous year | +141.5% |
| 2015 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2016 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -165.8% |
| 2017 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +84.7% |
| 2018 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2019 | -9.24 % change on previous year | -379.1% |
| 2020 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 2021 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -205.5% |
| 2022 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -422.2% |
| 2023 | -8.05 % change on previous year | -220.8% |
| 2024 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -3.98 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.34 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Korea's -3.98 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -3.8 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1485.3% | -0.1628 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -9.53 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -8.69 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1111 % change on previous year | -11.67 % change on previous year | 15.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5228 % change on previous year | -10.98 % change on previous year | 9.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0377 % change on previous year | -10.9 % change on previous year | 14.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1167 % change on previous year | -9.31 % change on previous year | 11.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.1 % change on previous year | -8.05 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 87 Albania -3.68 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Monaco -3.87 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Peru -3.97 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Czechia -4.12 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina -4.3 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Slovakia -4.69 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for South Korea
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Heating degree days, annual growth rate in South Korea was -3.98 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.15 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.67 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does South Korea rank for heating degree days, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Heating Degree Days. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Heating 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 Heating Degree Days. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.