Heating Degree Days, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, per capita in South Africa stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
That places South Africa 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 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 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 South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 1,439 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 26.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 27.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in South Africa?
- Heating degree days, per capita in South Africa was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.