Heating Degree Days, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Ireland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.001 units per person.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 2023.
That places Ireland 28th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.002 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0022 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.002 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.002 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.002 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.002 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.002 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | +5.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 4.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.001 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0009 units per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6838 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 55.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in Ireland?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Ireland was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.