Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in United States of America
United States of America: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 6,193 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in United States of America, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, gaps filled in United States of America stood at 6,193.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in United States of America peaked at 7,484 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 6,083, in 2016.
That places United States of America 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,374 | — |
| 1961 | 7,354 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 7,175 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 7,127 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 7,484 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 7,276 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 7,403 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 7,091 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 7,363 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 7,259 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 7,364 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 7,453 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 7,473 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 7,122 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 7,119 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 7,417 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 7,235 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 6,983 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 7,282 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 7,256 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 7,131 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 6,623 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 7,347 | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 7,186 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 7,270 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 7,349 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 6,781 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 6,714 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 7,005 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 7,138 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6,776 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 6,832 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6,954 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 7,078 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6,892 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 6,875 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7,332 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 7,030 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 6,621 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 6,794 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 6,881 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 6,765 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 6,780 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6,721 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6,675 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,604 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 6,563 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6,645 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7,119 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 6,975 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6,876 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,904 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6,446 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 7,003 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 6,716 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 6,278 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 6,083 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6,247 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 6,579 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 6,644 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6,462 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 6,457 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,739 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 6,356 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 6,193 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,291 | 7,091 | 7,484 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,270 | 6,983 | 7,473 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,054 | 6,623 | 7,349 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,918 | 6,621 | 7,332 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,773 | 6,563 | 7,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,578 | 6,083 | 7,003 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,441 | 6,193 | 6,739 | 5 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.8 % 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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in United States of America?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in United States of America was 6,193 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 7,484 in 1964.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,083 in 2016.
- How does United States of America rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.