Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled was 78.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, gaps filled in Zambia is 78.98, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 284.1 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 55.66, in 1983.
Zambia ranks 109th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 187.51 | — |
| 1961 | 155.01 | -17.3% |
| 1962 | 83.09 | -46.4% |
| 1963 | 94.48 | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 158.39 | +67.6% |
| 1965 | 157.66 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 82.66 | -47.6% |
| 1967 | 128.73 | +55.7% |
| 1968 | 163.38 | +26.9% |
| 1969 | 121.43 | -25.7% |
| 1970 | 70.05 | -42.3% |
| 1971 | 133.84 | +91.1% |
| 1972 | 192.76 | +44.0% |
| 1973 | 158.92 | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 257.89 | +62.3% |
| 1975 | 199.11 | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 284.1 | +42.7% |
| 1977 | 123.39 | -56.6% |
| 1978 | 215.19 | +74.4% |
| 1979 | 245.87 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 189.18 | -23.1% |
| 1981 | 223.58 | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 129.67 | -42.0% |
| 1983 | 55.66 | -57.1% |
| 1984 | 107.13 | +92.5% |
| 1985 | 175.83 | +64.1% |
| 1986 | 192.39 | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 132.92 | -30.9% |
| 1988 | 97.16 | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 139.37 | +43.4% |
| 1990 | 69.46 | -50.2% |
| 1991 | 113.57 | +63.5% |
| 1992 | 97.03 | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 120.38 | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 164.62 | +36.8% |
| 1995 | 83.21 | -49.5% |
| 1996 | 124.65 | +49.8% |
| 1997 | 85.43 | -31.5% |
| 1998 | 91.22 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 101.38 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 109.97 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 136.17 | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 75.86 | -44.3% |
| 2003 | 148.53 | +95.8% |
| 2004 | 171.08 | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 67.54 | -60.5% |
| 2006 | 141.11 | +108.9% |
| 2007 | 138.06 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 138.22 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 148.35 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 130.36 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 115.63 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 113.51 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 90.89 | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 74.06 | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 77.24 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 131.46 | +70.2% |
| 2017 | 62.27 | -52.6% |
| 2018 | 90.97 | +46.1% |
| 2019 | 80.1 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 127.29 | +58.9% |
| 2021 | 151.86 | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 108.41 | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 65.34 | -39.7% |
| 2024 | 78.98 | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.23 | 82.66 | 187.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 188.11 | 70.05 | 284.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.29 | 55.66 | 223.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.09 | 69.46 | 164.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.49 | 67.54 | 171.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.65 | 62.27 | 131.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.38 | 65.34 | 151.86 | 5 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 2.31 % 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 9.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -15.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Heating degree days, gaps filled in Zambia was 78.98 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 284.1 in 1976.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.66 in 1983.
- How does Zambia rank for heating degree days, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, gaps filled rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.