Heating Degree Days in Austria
Austria: Heating Degree Days was 6,594 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days in Austria stood at 6,594. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Austria peaked at 9,067 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 6,594, in 2024.
That places Austria 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,501 | 7,925 | 9,067 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,451 | 8,160 | 8,774 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,419 | 7,983 | 8,977 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,075 | 7,275 | 8,739 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,671 | 7,308 | 8,146 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,341 | 6,842 | 8,197 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,020 | 6,594 | 7,686 | 5 |
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More environment data for Austria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6402 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7642 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0656 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Austria?
- Heating degree days in Austria was 6,594 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9,067 in 1962.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,594 in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for heating degree days?
- Austria ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.