Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 7,597 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 7,597 for heating degree days, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Switzerland peaked at 9,810 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 7,542, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,247 | — |
| 1961 | 8,668 | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 9,810 | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 9,751 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 9,154 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 9,742 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 9,172 | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 9,277 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 9,389 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 9,508 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 9,596 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 9,243 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 9,453 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 9,468 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 9,145 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 9,240 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 9,376 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 9,027 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 9,381 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 9,356 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 9,693 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 9,239 | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 8,920 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 8,888 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 9,634 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 9,463 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 9,216 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 9,223 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 8,683 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 8,748 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 8,692 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 9,214 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 8,791 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 8,950 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8,066 | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 8,881 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 9,279 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 8,498 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 8,825 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 8,750 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 8,419 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 8,657 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 8,316 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 8,491 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8,795 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 8,921 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8,391 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 8,225 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8,463 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8,383 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,104 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 7,931 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 8,488 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 8,781 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7,956 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 7,960 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,251 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 8,273 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7,673 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 8,042 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 7,807 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 8,549 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 7,542 | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 7,548 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,597 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,372 | 8,668 | 9,810 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,329 | 9,027 | 9,596 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,171 | 8,683 | 9,693 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,795 | 8,066 | 9,279 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,506 | 8,225 | 8,921 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,246 | 7,673 | 9,104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,809 | 7,542 | 8,549 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Switzerland?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Switzerland was 7,597 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,810 in 1962.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,542 in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.