Heating Degree Days, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Rwanda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, per capita in Rwanda is 0 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 101st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +41.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -25.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | -34.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +44.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -41.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +38.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +38.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +88.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -40.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 12.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.35 % 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 0.0253 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 15.75 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 Rwanda?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Rwanda was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.