Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in South Korea
South Korea: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 4,260 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in South Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, gaps filled in South Korea is 4,260, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in South Korea peaked at 5,681 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 4,260, in 2024.
That places South Korea 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,117 | — |
| 1961 | 5,075 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 5,361 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 5,681 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 5,139 | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 5,499 | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 5,361 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 5,555 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 5,336 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 5,671 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 5,564 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 5,428 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 5,136 | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 5,238 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5,568 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 5,084 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 5,384 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 5,104 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 5,023 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 4,871 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 5,609 | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 5,660 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 5,010 | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 5,179 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 5,648 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 5,462 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 5,529 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 5,109 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 5,273 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4,658 | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 4,746 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5,138 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 4,981 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 5,096 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4,772 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 5,214 | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 5,318 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 4,977 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 4,430 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 4,799 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 5,110 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 5,017 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,843 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4,826 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,618 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5,297 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 4,720 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 4,605 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4,819 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4,678 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 5,227 | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 5,218 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5,336 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5,130 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4,653 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 4,436 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 4,572 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 4,832 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 4,992 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 4,531 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 4,620 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 4,524 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4,826 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 4,437 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 4,260 | -4.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 4,260 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,339, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 4,260 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.66, 6455.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,379 | 5,075 | 5,681 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,240 | 4,871 | 5,568 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,314 | 4,658 | 5,660 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,947 | 4,430 | 5,318 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,853 | 4,605 | 5,297 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,893 | 4,436 | 5,336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,533 | 4,260 | 4,826 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More environment data for South 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 unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in South Korea?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in South Korea was 4,260 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,681 in 1963.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,260 in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- South Korea ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.