Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate was 20.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 20.88 % change on previous year for heating degree days, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 152.5% on the previous year and up 212.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 108.93 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -60.52 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 8th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -17.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -46.4 % change on previous year | +167.7% |
| 1963 | 13.71 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1964 | 67.64 % change on previous year | +393.5% |
| 1965 | -0.4609 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1966 | -47.57 % change on previous year | +10221.5% |
| 1967 | 55.73 % change on previous year | -217.2% |
| 1968 | 26.92 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 1969 | -25.68 % change on previous year | -195.4% |
| 1970 | -42.31 % change on previous year | +64.8% |
| 1971 | 91.06 % change on previous year | -315.2% |
| 1972 | 44.02 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 1973 | -17.56 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1974 | 62.28 % change on previous year | -454.7% |
| 1975 | -22.79 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1976 | 42.68 % change on previous year | -287.3% |
| 1977 | -56.57 % change on previous year | -232.5% |
| 1978 | 74.4 % change on previous year | -231.5% |
| 1979 | 14.26 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1980 | -23.06 % change on previous year | -261.7% |
| 1981 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -178.9% |
| 1982 | -42 % change on previous year | -331.0% |
| 1983 | -57.08 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1984 | 92.47 % change on previous year | -262.0% |
| 1985 | 64.13 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1986 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1987 | -30.91 % change on previous year | -428.2% |
| 1988 | -26.9 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 43.44 % change on previous year | -261.5% |
| 1990 | -50.16 % change on previous year | -215.5% |
| 1991 | 63.5 % change on previous year | -226.6% |
| 1992 | -14.56 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 1993 | 24.06 % change on previous year | -265.2% |
| 1994 | 36.75 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1995 | -49.45 % change on previous year | -234.6% |
| 1996 | 49.8 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 1997 | -31.46 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 1998 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1999 | 11.14 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 2000 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 23.82 % change on previous year | +181.2% |
| 2002 | -44.29 % change on previous year | -285.9% |
| 2003 | 95.79 % change on previous year | -316.3% |
| 2004 | 15.18 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2005 | -60.52 % change on previous year | -498.6% |
| 2006 | 108.93 % change on previous year | -280.0% |
| 2007 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1159 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2009 | 7.33 % change on previous year | +6223.9% |
| 2010 | -12.13 % change on previous year | -265.5% |
| 2011 | -11.3 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2012 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2013 | -19.93 % change on previous year | +986.9% |
| 2014 | -18.52 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 2016 | 70.2 % change on previous year | +1534.8% |
| 2017 | -52.63 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 2018 | 46.09 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 2019 | -11.95 % change on previous year | -125.9% |
| 2020 | 58.91 % change on previous year | -593.0% |
| 2021 | 19.3 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2022 | -28.61 % change on previous year | -248.2% |
| 2023 | -39.73 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 20.88 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 20.88 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.48 % change on previous year. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 20.88 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -13.83 % change on previous year. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -10221.5% | -0.4609 % change on previous year | -47.57 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +6223.9% | 0.1159 % change on previous year | 7.33 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.95 % change on previous year | -47.57 % change on previous year | 67.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.95 % change on previous year | -56.57 % change on previous year | 91.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.77 % change on previous year | -57.08 % change on previous year | 92.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 % change on previous year | -50.16 % change on previous year | 63.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.27 % change on previous year | -60.52 % change on previous year | 108.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7705 % change on previous year | -52.63 % change on previous year | 70.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.15 % change on previous year | -39.73 % change on previous year | 58.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % 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) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 Zambia?
- Heating degree days, annual growth rate in Zambia was 20.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.93 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.52 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for heating degree days, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.