Heating Degree Days, per capita in United States
United States: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days, per capita in United States, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States 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 peaked at 0 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
That places United States 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, 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 8% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
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
More environment data for United States
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.7539 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 28.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % 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 States?
- Heating degree days, per capita in United States was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does United States rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- United States ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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.