Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 0.29 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in Nigeria stood at 0.29.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 9.8 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.66 | — |
| 1961 | 1.63 | +147.0% |
| 1962 | 3.43 | +110.4% |
| 1963 | 0.25 | -92.7% |
| 1964 | 1.27 | +408.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3 | -76.4% |
| 1966 | 1.31 | +336.7% |
| 1967 | 3.52 | +168.7% |
| 1968 | 3.27 | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.48 | -85.3% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | +118.8% |
| 1971 | 3.74 | +256.2% |
| 1972 | 0.25 | -93.3% |
| 1973 | 0.21 | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 1.93 | +819.0% |
| 1975 | 3.42 | +77.2% |
| 1976 | 1.45 | -57.6% |
| 1977 | 2.16 | +49.0% |
| 1978 | 2.46 | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.52 | -78.9% |
| 1980 | 3.29 | +532.7% |
| 1981 | 0.91 | -72.3% |
| 1982 | 1.84 | +102.2% |
| 1983 | 9.8 | +432.6% |
| 1984 | 1.78 | -81.8% |
| 1985 | 0.57 | -68.0% |
| 1986 | 0.76 | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.31 | -59.2% |
| 1988 | 1.82 | +487.1% |
| 1989 | 7.29 | +300.5% |
| 1990 | 0.32 | -95.6% |
| 1991 | 1.23 | +284.4% |
| 1992 | 6.27 | +409.8% |
| 1993 | 7.79 | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 2.5 | -67.9% |
| 1995 | 0.82 | -67.2% |
| 1996 | 0.16 | -80.5% |
| 1997 | 0.27 | +68.8% |
| 1998 | 0.58 | +114.8% |
| 1999 | 1.23 | +112.1% |
| 2000 | 0.79 | -35.8% |
| 2001 | 1.32 | +67.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | +293.9% |
| 2003 | 0.58 | -88.8% |
| 2004 | 0.13 | -77.6% |
| 2005 | 1.14 | +776.9% |
| 2006 | 0.99 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | +103.0% |
| 2008 | 3.84 | +91.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 | -98.4% |
| 2010 | 0.46 | +666.7% |
| 2011 | 1.36 | +195.7% |
| 2012 | 1.48 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.76 | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 5.85 | +1362.5% |
| 2016 | 0.81 | -86.2% |
| 2017 | 0.16 | -80.2% |
| 2018 | 0.56 | +250.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 | -60.7% |
| 2020 | 3.19 | +1350.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25 | -92.2% |
| 2022 | 0.94 | +276.0% |
| 2023 | 0.35 | -62.8% |
| 2024 | 0.29 | -17.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1362.5% | 0.4 | 5.85 |
| 2020 | +1350.0% | 0.22 | 3.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 | 0.25 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.72 | 0.21 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 | 0.31 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 | 0.16 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 0.06 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 0.16 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.25 | 3.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 4.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -55.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Nigeria was 0.29 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 in 1983.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.