Heating Degree Days in Angola
Angola: Heating Degree Days was 27.16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Angola is 27.16, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Angola peaked at 164.97 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 12.69, in 2019.
Angola ranks 118th 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 in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 135.6 | — |
| 1961 | 96.05 | -29.2% |
| 1962 | 75.76 | -21.1% |
| 1963 | 112.74 | +48.8% |
| 1964 | 123.42 | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 93.77 | -24.0% |
| 1966 | 44.21 | -52.9% |
| 1967 | 116.26 | +163.0% |
| 1968 | 126.72 | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 72.64 | -42.7% |
| 1970 | 61.53 | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 80.58 | +31.0% |
| 1972 | 141.57 | +75.7% |
| 1973 | 82.65 | -41.6% |
| 1974 | 162.79 | +97.0% |
| 1975 | 133.11 | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 164.97 | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 75.19 | -54.4% |
| 1978 | 140.18 | +86.4% |
| 1979 | 115.21 | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 87 | -24.5% |
| 1981 | 90.21 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 84.74 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 53.34 | -37.1% |
| 1984 | 83.01 | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 110.35 | +32.9% |
| 1986 | 81.59 | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 73.23 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 57.93 | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 79.88 | +37.9% |
| 1990 | 24.01 | -69.9% |
| 1991 | 40.02 | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 62.68 | +56.6% |
| 1993 | 61.71 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 92.71 | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 45.98 | -50.4% |
| 1996 | 51.54 | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 54.73 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 25.46 | -53.5% |
| 1999 | 49.57 | +94.7% |
| 2000 | 56.87 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 64.55 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 29.87 | -53.7% |
| 2003 | 58.61 | +96.2% |
| 2004 | 80.13 | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 29.68 | -63.0% |
| 2006 | 83.34 | +180.8% |
| 2007 | 67.47 | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 69.71 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 49.88 | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 59.21 | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 77.02 | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 56.21 | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 31.64 | -43.7% |
| 2014 | 26.48 | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 20.44 | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 41.59 | +103.5% |
| 2017 | 17.98 | -56.8% |
| 2018 | 36.32 | +102.0% |
| 2019 | 12.69 | -65.1% |
| 2020 | 65.66 | +417.4% |
| 2021 | 69.14 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 54.62 | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 41.81 | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 27.16 | -35.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 27.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Angola's 27.16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +417.4% | 12.69 | 65.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.72 | 44.21 | 135.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.78 | 61.53 | 164.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.13 | 53.34 | 110.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.84 | 24.01 | 92.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.01 | 29.68 | 83.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.96 | 12.69 | 77.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.68 | 27.16 | 69.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Angola?
- Heating degree days in Angola was 27.16 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 164.97 in 1976.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.69 in 2019.
- How does Angola rank for heating degree days?
- Angola ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Heating Degree Days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.