Heating Degree Days, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0017 units per person for heating degree days, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0072 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0072 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0065 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0062 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0054 units per person | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 units per person | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0048 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0038 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.003 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.003 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 units per person | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.002 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 units per person | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 93.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,029 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 34.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, per capita 0.001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in Lesotho?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0017 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0072 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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)
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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.