Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Japan
Japan: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 4,532 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in Japan stood at 4,532.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 5,990 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4,474, in 2023.
That places Japan 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,397 | — |
| 1961 | 5,214 | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 5,430 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 5,472 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 5,425 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 5,990 | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 5,838 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 5,571 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 5,402 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 5,689 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 5,693 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5,572 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 5,141 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 5,379 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 5,597 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 5,428 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 5,581 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 5,420 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 5,486 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 5,178 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 5,630 | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 5,790 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5,200 | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 5,475 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 5,938 | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 5,520 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 5,692 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 5,242 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 5,566 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 4,935 | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 4,712 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 4,990 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 5,163 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 5,236 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 5,036 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 5,305 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 5,550 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 5,110 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 4,854 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 5,060 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 5,210 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 5,334 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5,082 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 5,096 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,802 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 5,325 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 5,058 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 4,868 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 5,006 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4,847 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5,004 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5,223 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 5,354 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 5,121 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5,099 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4,619 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 4,799 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 5,115 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 4,817 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 4,709 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,688 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4,644 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,783 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 4,474 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 4,532 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,543 | 5,214 | 5,990 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,448 | 5,141 | 5,693 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,499 | 4,935 | 5,938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,102 | 4,712 | 5,550 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,063 | 4,802 | 5,334 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,986 | 4,619 | 5,354 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,624 | 4,474 | 4,783 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 45 North Macedonia 4,573 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,567 compare
- 47 Netherlands 4,535 compare
- 49 Türkiye 4,494 compare
- 50 Hungary 4,468 compare
- 51 Bulgaria 4,443 compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 2.68 % 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 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Japan?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Japan was 4,532 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,990 in 1965.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,474 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.