Heating Degree Days, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0001 units per person for heating degree days, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 61st 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, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per person | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -0.3656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 5,265 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 8.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 27.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Heating Degree Days, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Heating Degree Days divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Heating Degree Days ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Heating Degree Days World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.