Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 13,357 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, gaps filled in Canada is 13,357, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 16,610 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 13,220, in 2010.
That places Canada 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,027 | — |
| 1961 | 15,385 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 15,237 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 15,118 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 15,683 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 15,659 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 15,431 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 15,613 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 15,182 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 14,941 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 15,388 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 15,242 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 16,610 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 14,738 | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 15,772 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 15,352 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 15,325 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 14,617 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 15,597 | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 15,319 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 15,017 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 13,907 | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 15,861 | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 15,186 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 15,135 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 15,207 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 15,229 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 14,238 | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 14,871 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 15,388 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 15,373 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14,984 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 15,376 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 14,945 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 14,894 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14,867 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 15,354 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 14,849 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 13,801 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 14,248 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 14,826 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 14,097 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 14,936 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 14,545 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 15,306 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 14,200 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 13,601 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 14,713 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 14,890 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 14,706 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 13,220 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 14,324 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 14,136 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14,728 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 14,788 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14,396 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 13,916 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14,212 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14,884 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 14,448 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 14,533 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 13,948 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 14,447 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 13,287 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 13,357 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,328 | 14,941 | 15,683 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15,396 | 14,617 | 16,610 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,004 | 13,907 | 15,861 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,869 | 13,801 | 15,376 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,582 | 13,601 | 15,306 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,305 | 13,220 | 14,884 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,914 | 13,287 | 14,533 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Russian Federation 13,726 compare
- 3 Tajikistan 11,746 compare
- 4 Iceland 11,456 compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 11,209 compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Canada?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Canada was 13,357 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16,610 in 1972.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,220 in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.