Heating Degree Days in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Heating Degree Days was 100.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Heating Degree Days in Bangladesh, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days in Bangladesh stood at 100.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Bangladesh peaked at 145.69 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.37, in 1988.
Bangladesh ranks 106th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.01 | — |
| 1961 | 133.73 | +152.3% |
| 1962 | 118.65 | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 60.68 | -48.9% |
| 1964 | 50.61 | -16.6% |
| 1965 | 37.67 | -25.6% |
| 1966 | 66.49 | +76.5% |
| 1967 | 44.3 | -33.4% |
| 1968 | 102.62 | +131.6% |
| 1969 | 89.43 | -12.9% |
| 1970 | 83.77 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 59.16 | -29.4% |
| 1972 | 65.24 | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 62.55 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 132.1 | +111.2% |
| 1975 | 91.69 | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 69.82 | -23.9% |
| 1977 | 92.83 | +33.0% |
| 1978 | 129.35 | +39.3% |
| 1979 | 47.69 | -63.1% |
| 1980 | 71.23 | +49.4% |
| 1981 | 83.29 | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 52.68 | -36.8% |
| 1983 | 121.85 | +131.3% |
| 1984 | 98.44 | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 38.3 | -61.1% |
| 1986 | 46.62 | +21.7% |
| 1987 | 33.54 | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 20.37 | -39.3% |
| 1989 | 136.42 | +569.7% |
| 1990 | 55.9 | -59.0% |
| 1991 | 103.3 | +84.8% |
| 1992 | 100.63 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 89.82 | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 53.77 | -40.1% |
| 1995 | 79.73 | +48.3% |
| 1996 | 54.61 | -31.5% |
| 1997 | 117.57 | +115.3% |
| 1998 | 100.39 | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 34.64 | -65.5% |
| 2000 | 61.32 | +77.0% |
| 2001 | 91.24 | +48.8% |
| 2002 | 43.83 | -52.0% |
| 2003 | 127.67 | +191.3% |
| 2004 | 89.58 | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 38.92 | -56.6% |
| 2006 | 40.91 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 85.32 | +108.6% |
| 2008 | 59.9 | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 34.25 | -42.8% |
| 2010 | 81.93 | +139.2% |
| 2011 | 145.69 | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 134.32 | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 137.19 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 107.09 | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 91.9 | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 61.49 | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 38.19 | -37.9% |
| 2018 | 124.6 | +226.3% |
| 2019 | 77.89 | -37.5% |
| 2020 | 107.49 | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 70.64 | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 69.21 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 60.61 | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 100.4 | +65.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 100.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 100.4 is below the median for South Asia, which is 482.58, 21% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +569.7% | 20.37 | 136.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.72 | 37.67 | 133.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.42 | 47.69 | 132.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.27 | 20.37 | 136.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.04 | 34.64 | 117.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.29 | 34.25 | 127.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.03 | 38.19 | 145.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.67 | 60.61 | 107.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % 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 -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Bangladesh?
- Heating degree days in Bangladesh was 100.4 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 145.69 in 2011.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.37 in 1988.
- How does Bangladesh rank for heating degree days?
- Bangladesh ranks 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.