Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Laos
Laos: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 114.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in Laos stood at 114.88.
The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Laos peaked at 419.87 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 110.68, in 1998.
Laos ranks 104th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 247.45 | — |
| 1961 | 236.14 | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 368.25 | +55.9% |
| 1963 | 386.21 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 300.34 | -22.2% |
| 1965 | 252.02 | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 134.99 | -46.4% |
| 1967 | 379.44 | +181.1% |
| 1968 | 220.09 | -42.0% |
| 1969 | 268.63 | +22.1% |
| 1970 | 211.07 | -21.4% |
| 1971 | 419.87 | +98.9% |
| 1972 | 271.94 | -35.2% |
| 1973 | 271.75 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 317.94 | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 404.87 | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 349.24 | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 346.76 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 243.49 | -29.8% |
| 1979 | 192.75 | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 188.46 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 256.23 | +36.0% |
| 1982 | 276.74 | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 396.15 | +43.1% |
| 1984 | 255.66 | -35.5% |
| 1985 | 212.82 | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 266.32 | +25.1% |
| 1987 | 262.23 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 211.01 | -19.5% |
| 1989 | 262.52 | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 189.88 | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 171.03 | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 329.86 | +92.9% |
| 1993 | 309.32 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 149.93 | -51.5% |
| 1995 | 284.14 | +89.5% |
| 1996 | 258.74 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 144.48 | -44.2% |
| 1998 | 110.68 | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 275.12 | +148.6% |
| 2000 | 205.42 | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 203.83 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 168.93 | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 193.9 | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 247.83 | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 236.94 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 163.29 | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 192.79 | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 329.44 | +70.9% |
| 2009 | 214.62 | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 138.09 | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 326.3 | +136.3% |
| 2012 | 126.68 | -61.2% |
| 2013 | 243.94 | +92.6% |
| 2014 | 236.84 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 182.47 | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 238.9 | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 163.8 | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 190.02 | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 122.4 | -35.6% |
| 2020 | 136.56 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 227.23 | +66.4% |
| 2022 | 169.34 | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 166.63 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 114.88 | -31.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 114.88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 114.88 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.66, 174.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279.36 | 134.99 | 386.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 302.97 | 192.75 | 419.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 258.81 | 188.46 | 396.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 222.32 | 110.68 | 329.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 215.7 | 163.29 | 329.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 196.94 | 122.4 | 326.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.93 | 114.88 | 227.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 101 Chad 156.58 compare
- 102 Madagascar 148.21 compare
- 103 Guatemala 120.73 compare
- 105 Malawi 111.3 compare
- 106 Bangladesh 100.4 compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 94.78 compare
More environment data for Laos
- 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 0.086 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.93 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9142 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Laos?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Laos was 114.88 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 419.87 in 1971.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.68 in 1998.
- How does Laos rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Laos ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.