Heating Degree Days, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in United States of America, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0 units per person for heating degree days, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in United States of America peaked at 0 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
That places United States of America 87th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 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 United States of America
- 84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 units per person compare
- 85 Bahrain 0 units per person compare
- 86 South Africa 0 units per person compare
- 88 Algeria 0 units per person compare
- 89 Qatar 0 units per person compare
- 90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 units per person compare
More environment data for United States of America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 6,193 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in United States of America?
- Heating degree days, per capita in United States of America was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- United States of America ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.