Heating Degree Days, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0 units per person for heating degree days, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 108th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -48.1% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +62.4% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | -49.2% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +50.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -28.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | -44.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +85.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +40.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +57.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +38.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -57.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +69.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -25.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -43.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -58.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +86.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +59.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -32.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +39.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -51.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +59.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +33.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -50.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +46.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -33.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -46.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +89.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -61.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +101.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +65.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +41.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +54.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -41.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +17.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 5.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 7.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- 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 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9127 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.9 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 Zambia?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Zambia was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.