Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Nepal
Nepal: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 4,837 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Nepal, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 4,837 for heating degree days, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Nepal peaked at 5,710 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4,666, in 2016.
Nepal ranks 41st of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,252 | — |
| 1961 | 5,698 | +8.5% |
| 1962 | 5,568 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 5,535 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 5,318 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 5,684 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 5,367 | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 5,587 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 5,703 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 5,362 | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 5,267 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 5,397 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 5,459 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 5,348 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 5,369 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 5,386 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5,215 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 5,134 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 5,451 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 5,285 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 5,289 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5,549 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 5,528 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5,694 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 5,259 | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 5,198 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5,505 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 5,226 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 4,971 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 5,439 | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 5,166 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 5,360 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5,430 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,048 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 5,171 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 5,303 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 5,244 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,710 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 5,016 | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 4,859 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 5,259 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 5,078 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5,194 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 5,245 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,115 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5,192 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4,853 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 5,014 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5,061 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,860 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4,840 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,160 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5,423 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 5,121 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 5,282 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 5,175 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4,666 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 4,842 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4,996 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5,253 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 5,239 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4,872 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4,897 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4,946 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 4,837 | -2.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4,837 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 107.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 4,837 is above the median for South Asia, which is 482.58, 10.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,507 | 5,252 | 5,703 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,331 | 5,134 | 5,459 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,366 | 4,971 | 5,694 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,231 | 4,859 | 5,710 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,087 | 4,853 | 5,259 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,076 | 4,666 | 5,423 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,958 | 4,837 | 5,239 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- 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 0.0606 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.52 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Nepal?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Nepal was 4,837 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,710 in 1997.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,666 in 2016.
- How does Nepal rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.