Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Spain
Spain: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 3,192 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Spain, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in Spain stood at 3,192.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Spain peaked at 4,525 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3,159, in 1997.
Spain ranks 61st 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,207 | — |
| 1961 | 3,665 | -12.9% |
| 1962 | 4,344 | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 4,522 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 4,316 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 4,377 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 4,169 | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 4,173 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 3,989 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 4,386 | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 4,144 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 4,478 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 4,525 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4,328 | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 4,344 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 4,335 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 4,320 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3,973 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 4,323 | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 4,161 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 4,246 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3,823 | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 3,825 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 3,839 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 4,334 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 3,987 | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 4,108 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3,753 | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 3,854 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3,459 | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 3,695 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 4,207 | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 4,060 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4,234 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 3,599 | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 3,215 | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 3,762 | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 3,159 | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 3,648 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 3,772 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3,676 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,645 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 3,453 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 3,598 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3,841 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 3,915 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,437 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 3,773 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 3,840 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,554 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 3,991 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 3,328 | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 3,816 | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 3,885 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,254 | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 3,390 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3,548 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3,337 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 3,682 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3,474 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 3,408 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3,575 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 3,185 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3,203 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,192 | -0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3,192 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,339, 74% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3,192 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,204, 61% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,215 | 3,665 | 4,522 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,293 | 3,973 | 4,525 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,923 | 3,459 | 4,334 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,735 | 3,159 | 4,234 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,673 | 3,437 | 3,915 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,570 | 3,254 | 3,991 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,313 | 3,185 | 3,575 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.12 % 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 0.2053 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Spain?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Spain was 3,192 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4,525 in 1972.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,159 in 1997.
- How does Spain rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.