Heating Degree Days, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days, per capita in United Kingdom is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 70th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 33% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0009 units per person, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
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 | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.1 % 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 0.1522 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 44.21 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 9.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Heating degree days, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.