Heating Degree Days, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0002 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2024.
That places Portugal 53rd 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per person | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +28.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -17.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 2,305 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in Portugal?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Portugal was 0.0002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.