Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Syria
Syria: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 1,943 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Syria, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in Syria stood at 1,943.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Syria peaked at 3,354 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,714, in 2010.
That places Syria 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,202 | — |
| 1961 | 2,746 | +24.7% |
| 1962 | 2,163 | -21.2% |
| 1963 | 2,395 | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 2,848 | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 2,648 | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 1,981 | -25.2% |
| 1967 | 2,976 | +50.3% |
| 1968 | 2,582 | -13.2% |
| 1969 | 2,585 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2,353 | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 2,775 | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 3,190 | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 2,799 | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 2,705 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 2,716 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,732 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2,653 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 2,453 | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 2,261 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 2,747 | +21.5% |
| 1981 | 2,599 | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 3,098 | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 2,897 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 2,767 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2,735 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2,588 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 2,676 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2,887 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 2,624 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 2,585 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 2,584 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,354 | +29.8% |
| 1993 | 2,872 | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 2,471 | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 2,561 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2,423 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 2,864 | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 2,264 | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 2,127 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 2,543 | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 2,162 | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 2,379 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 2,560 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 2,494 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,421 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2,570 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 2,541 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,458 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2,258 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 1,714 | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 2,610 | +52.2% |
| 2012 | 2,398 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 2,103 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 1,918 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 2,223 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 2,067 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,137 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,741 | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 2,243 | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 2,112 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1,826 | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 2,115 | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 1,894 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 1,943 | +2.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1,943 is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.96, 88.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1,943 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 816.02, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,513 | 1,981 | 2,976 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,664 | 2,261 | 3,190 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,762 | 2,588 | 3,098 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,610 | 2,127 | 3,354 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,438 | 2,162 | 2,570 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,115 | 1,714 | 2,610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,978 | 1,826 | 2,115 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More environment data for Syria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3184 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 44.45 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Syria?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Syria was 1,943 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,354 in 1992.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,714 in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Syria ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.