Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Iceland
Iceland: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 11,456 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 11,456 for heating degree days, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 13,247 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 10,054, in 2014.
That places Iceland 4th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11,950 | — |
| 1961 | 12,385 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 12,789 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 12,640 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 12,145 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 12,708 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 13,247 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 12,383 | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 12,266 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 12,332 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 12,266 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 12,050 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 11,356 | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 12,515 | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 11,613 | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 12,328 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 11,789 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 11,879 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 11,980 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 12,951 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 11,449 | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 12,177 | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 11,641 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 11,992 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 11,156 | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 11,659 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 11,515 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 10,658 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 11,718 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 11,588 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 11,333 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 10,755 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 11,401 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 11,376 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 11,441 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 11,682 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 10,902 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 10,912 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11,365 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 11,232 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 11,064 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 10,867 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10,617 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 10,203 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 10,395 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10,891 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 10,517 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 10,644 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 10,857 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10,600 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 10,518 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 10,774 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 10,622 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 10,847 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10,054 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 11,047 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 10,152 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 10,244 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10,580 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 10,630 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10,985 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 10,745 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 10,852 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10,986 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 11,456 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,484 | 11,950 | 13,247 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,073 | 11,356 | 12,951 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,555 | 10,658 | 12,177 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,240 | 10,755 | 11,682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,665 | 10,203 | 11,064 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,547 | 10,054 | 11,047 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,005 | 10,745 | 11,456 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Russian Federation 13,726 compare
- 2 Canada 13,357 compare
- 3 Tajikistan 11,746 compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 11,209 compare
- 6 Mongolia 10,854 compare
- 7 Norway 9,617 compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 11.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, per capita 0.0132 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Iceland?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Iceland was 11,456 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13,247 in 1966.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,054 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.