Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in South Africa
South Africa: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 1,439 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in South Africa, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in South Africa stood at 1,439.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 2,302 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1,255, in 2019.
South Africa ranks 74th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,956 | — |
| 1961 | 1,913 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 1,776 | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 1,959 | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 2,130 | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 2,039 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 1,795 | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 2,063 | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 2,302 | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 1,937 | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 1,935 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1,984 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1,901 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 1,933 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2,134 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 2,040 | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 2,130 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 1,924 | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 1,974 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1,899 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 1,815 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,094 | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 1,842 | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 1,763 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1,844 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1,697 | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 1,667 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,764 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1,916 | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 1,933 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,881 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,834 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,778 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1,622 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 1,915 | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 1,884 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,128 | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 1,949 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 1,681 | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 1,577 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 1,864 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 1,777 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1,806 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,801 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,694 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1,601 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1,921 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 1,780 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1,729 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,748 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,564 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1,979 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 1,855 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1,771 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,667 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1,444 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 1,480 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,512 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,619 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1,255 | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 1,656 | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 1,630 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,574 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1,651 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 1,439 | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,987 | 1,776 | 2,302 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,985 | 1,899 | 2,134 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,834 | 1,667 | 2,094 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,825 | 1,577 | 2,128 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,772 | 1,601 | 1,921 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,615 | 1,255 | 1,979 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,590 | 1,439 | 1,656 | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 15.68 % 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 26.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 27.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in South Africa?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in South Africa was 1,439 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,302 in 1968.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,255 in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.