Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 4,029 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in Lesotho stood at 4,029.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 5,602 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3,718, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 55th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,312 | — |
| 1961 | 4,923 | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 4,821 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 5,315 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 5,443 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 5,470 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 4,777 | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 5,263 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 5,602 | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 5,043 | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 4,926 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 5,176 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 5,103 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 5,187 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 5,576 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 5,382 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 5,536 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 4,928 | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 5,173 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 4,971 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 4,904 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 5,183 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 4,758 | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 4,567 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 4,917 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 4,679 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 4,791 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 4,877 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 5,225 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 5,292 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 5,123 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 4,928 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4,670 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 4,809 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 5,363 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 4,965 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 5,478 | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 5,296 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 4,644 | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 4,503 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5,088 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 4,979 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,884 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,561 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 4,693 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4,440 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5,109 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 4,741 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4,600 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4,779 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 4,272 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 5,109 | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 4,810 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 4,519 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 4,518 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,001 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 4,190 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 4,386 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 4,519 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3,718 | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 4,472 | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 4,669 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 4,472 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 4,462 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4,029 | -9.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4,029 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 89.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4,029 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 594.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,197 | 4,777 | 5,602 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,196 | 4,926 | 5,576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,919 | 4,567 | 5,292 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,978 | 4,503 | 5,478 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,787 | 4,440 | 5,109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,404 | 3,718 | 5,109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,421 | 4,029 | 4,669 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- 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 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1693 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.18 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % 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 Lesotho?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Lesotho was 4,029 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5,602 in 1968.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,718 in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 55th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.