Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate was -14.71 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, annual growth rate in Namibia is -14.71 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 659.2% on the previous year and down 464.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 85.28 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -43.4 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 115th of 154 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -4.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -11.74 % change on previous year | +163.9% |
| 1963 | 29.95 % change on previous year | -355.0% |
| 1964 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1965 | -16.89 % change on previous year | -314.5% |
| 1966 | -21.64 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 1967 | 35.8 % change on previous year | -265.4% |
| 1968 | 10 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 1969 | -24.35 % change on previous year | -343.6% |
| 1970 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1971 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1972 | 6.76 % change on previous year | +106.1% |
| 1973 | -18.46 % change on previous year | -373.0% |
| 1974 | 59.35 % change on previous year | -421.6% |
| 1975 | -22.36 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 1976 | 19.9 % change on previous year | -189.0% |
| 1977 | -18.18 % change on previous year | -191.4% |
| 1978 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 1979 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 1980 | -13.51 % change on previous year | +278.4% |
| 1981 | 21.33 % change on previous year | -257.8% |
| 1982 | -18.43 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 1983 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 1984 | -11.85 % change on previous year | -688.5% |
| 1985 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 1986 | -12.03 % change on previous year | -489.3% |
| 1987 | 7.98 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 1988 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1989 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1990 | -20.86 % change on previous year | -521.2% |
| 1991 | 22.95 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 1992 | -0.8882 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1993 | -17.4 % change on previous year | +1859.2% |
| 1994 | 38.88 % change on previous year | -323.5% |
| 1995 | -21.53 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 1996 | 36.69 % change on previous year | -270.4% |
| 1997 | -18.67 % change on previous year | -150.9% |
| 1998 | -29.68 % change on previous year | +59.0% |
| 1999 | 24.19 % change on previous year | -181.5% |
| 2000 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2001 | 21.95 % change on previous year | +456.1% |
| 2002 | -9.08 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 2003 | -9.63 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2004 | -4.85 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 2005 | -14.6 % change on previous year | +200.9% |
| 2006 | 53.46 % change on previous year | -466.3% |
| 2007 | -7.13 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 2008 | -17.8 % change on previous year | +149.7% |
| 2009 | 10.85 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 2010 | -14.7 % change on previous year | -235.5% |
| 2011 | 54.24 % change on previous year | -469.1% |
| 2012 | -13.01 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 2013 | -27.06 % change on previous year | +108.0% |
| 2014 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 2015 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2016 | -21.19 % change on previous year | -1503.3% |
| 2017 | -9.86 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 34.08 % change on previous year | -445.6% |
| 2019 | -43.4 % change on previous year | -227.4% |
| 2020 | 85.28 % change on previous year | -296.5% |
| 2021 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 2022 | -7.24 % change on previous year | -233.4% |
| 2023 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 2024 | -14.71 % change on previous year | -659.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -14.71 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.48 % change on previous year, 5.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -14.71 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -13.83 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1859.2% | -0.8882 % change on previous year | -17.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.505 % change on previous year | -24.35 % change on previous year | 35.8 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.16 % change on previous year | -22.36 % change on previous year | 59.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.08 % change on previous year | -18.43 % change on previous year | 21.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 % change on previous year | -29.68 % change on previous year | 38.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 % change on previous year | -17.8 % change on previous year | 53.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.54 % change on previous year | -43.4 % change on previous year | 54.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.28 % change on previous year | -14.71 % change on previous year | 85.28 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 112 Mexico -13.91 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Morocco -14.14 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Uganda -14.18 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Yemen -14.78 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Guatemala -15.81 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Tunisia -16.19 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.39 % 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) -100 % change on previous year (2009)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Heating degree days, annual growth rate in Namibia was -14.71 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.28 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.4 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for heating degree days, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 464.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.
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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.