Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Bhutan
Bhutan: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 5,681 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in Bhutan stood at 5,681.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Bhutan peaked at 6,969 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5,638, in 2016.
Bhutan ranks 25th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,290 | — |
| 1961 | 6,640 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 6,667 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6,690 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 6,352 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 6,969 | +9.7% |
| 1966 | 6,519 | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 6,879 | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 6,923 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6,458 | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 6,556 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 6,713 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 6,483 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 6,324 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 6,462 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 6,428 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 6,424 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 6,454 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 6,583 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 6,371 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 6,373 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,504 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 6,574 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6,738 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 6,393 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 6,317 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6,478 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 6,227 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 6,060 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 6,542 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 6,186 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 6,385 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6,637 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 6,280 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 6,325 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6,255 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 6,228 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 6,825 | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 5,955 | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 5,871 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 6,391 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 6,070 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 6,214 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6,225 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,280 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6,118 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,918 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5,962 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,077 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5,780 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 5,698 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,134 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 6,244 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 6,015 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 5,990 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6,068 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5,638 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 5,688 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6,012 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 6,008 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,996 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,728 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 5,791 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,700 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 5,681 | -0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 5,681 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 126.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 5,681 is above the median for South Asia, which is 482.58, 11.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,639 | 6,290 | 6,969 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,480 | 6,324 | 6,713 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,421 | 6,060 | 6,738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,295 | 5,871 | 6,825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,103 | 5,780 | 6,391 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,949 | 5,638 | 6,244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,779 | 5,681 | 5,996 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5184 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 149.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Bhutan?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Bhutan was 5,681 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,969 in 1965.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,638 in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Heating Degree Days, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Heating Degree Days with 237 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Heating Degree Days with 237 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.