Heating Degree Days, per capita in Canada
Canada: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0003 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2024.
That places Canada 47th 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, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 13,357 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in Canada?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Canada was 0.0003 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Canada ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.