Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 396.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia is 396.89, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,179 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 376.78, in 2021.
Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 608.6 | — |
| 1961 | 782.12 | +28.5% |
| 1962 | 646.45 | -17.3% |
| 1963 | 772.62 | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 1,179 | +52.6% |
| 1965 | 830.26 | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 671.42 | -19.1% |
| 1967 | 995.34 | +48.2% |
| 1968 | 803.27 | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 682.18 | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 707.5 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 868.4 | +22.7% |
| 1972 | 1,040 | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 821.69 | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 859.78 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 829.28 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 772.21 | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 783.05 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 627.19 | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 580.93 | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 692.97 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 565.88 | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 987.54 | +74.5% |
| 1983 | 888.22 | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 675.92 | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 669.85 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 765.17 | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 569.53 | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 672.24 | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 906.27 | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 627.17 | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 672.35 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 1,029 | +53.0% |
| 1993 | 725.38 | -29.5% |
| 1994 | 638.28 | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 629.83 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 509.33 | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 705.77 | +38.6% |
| 1998 | 564.06 | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 506.72 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 649.98 | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 553.39 | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 610.93 | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 534.21 | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 595.52 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 551.25 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 668.57 | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 613.45 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 745.35 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 543.57 | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 403.06 | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 676.79 | +67.9% |
| 2012 | 597.39 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 490.25 | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 491.3 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 537.94 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 487.96 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 534.07 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 410.01 | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 446.09 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 508.4 | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 376.78 | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 462.06 | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 399.78 | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 396.89 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 797.13 | 608.6 | 1,179 | 10 |
| 1970s | 789.05 | 580.93 | 1,040 | 10 |
| 1980s | 739.36 | 565.88 | 987.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 660.75 | 506.72 | 1,029 | 10 |
| 2000s | 606.62 | 534.21 | 745.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 507.49 | 403.06 | 676.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 428.78 | 376.78 | 508.4 | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.84 % 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 -0.0808 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -0.0808 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 396.89 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,179 in 1964.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 376.78 in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.