Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP in South Korea
South Korea: Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days, per unit of gdp in South Korea stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
South Korea ranks 93rd of 187 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 unit of GDP in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +62.3% |
| 1962 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 1969 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 37% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 317.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +62.3% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More environment data for South Korea
- 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 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per unit of gdp in South Korea?
- Heating degree days, per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for heating degree days, per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Heating Degree Days divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Heating Degree Days ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Heating Degree Days World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.