Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in North Korea
North Korea: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 6,917 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in North Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, gaps filled in North Korea is 6,917, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in North Korea peaked at 8,774 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 6,917, in 2024.
That places North Korea 17th 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,163 | — |
| 1961 | 7,868 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 8,356 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 8,416 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 8,185 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 8,542 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 8,465 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 8,496 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 8,283 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 8,774 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 8,558 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 8,448 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 8,184 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 8,262 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 8,580 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 7,896 | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 8,516 | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 8,055 | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 8,120 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 7,945 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 8,594 | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 8,483 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 7,928 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 7,942 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 8,598 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 8,542 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 8,425 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 8,072 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 8,182 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 7,427 | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 7,476 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7,942 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 7,881 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 7,951 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 7,716 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 8,035 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 8,187 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 8,024 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 7,239 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 7,727 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 8,234 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 8,024 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 7,770 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 7,571 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 7,480 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 8,216 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 7,560 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 7,367 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7,493 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,655 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 8,132 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 7,981 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 8,257 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 8,032 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7,428 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 7,307 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7,547 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 7,693 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7,818 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 7,191 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 7,334 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 7,287 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 7,706 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 7,161 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 6,917 | -3.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 6,917 is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.96, 315.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 6,917 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.66, 10481.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,355 | 7,868 | 8,774 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,256 | 7,896 | 8,580 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,219 | 7,427 | 8,598 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,818 | 7,239 | 8,187 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,737 | 7,367 | 8,234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,739 | 7,191 | 8,257 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,281 | 6,917 | 7,706 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More environment data for North Korea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0019 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.9455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0.6445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in North Korea?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in North Korea was 6,917 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 8,774 in 1969.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,917 in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea 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.