Heating Degree Days in Belarus
Belarus: Heating Degree Days was 6,208 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Belarus, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Belarus is 6,208, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Belarus peaked at 9,304 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6,208, in 2024.
That places Belarus 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,341 | 7,641 | 9,171 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,147 | 7,000 | 8,989 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,134 | 6,827 | 9,304 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,757 | 7,016 | 8,489 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,435 | 6,924 | 7,818 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,225 | 6,479 | 7,948 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,777 | 6,208 | 7,601 | 5 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Belarus?
- Heating degree days in Belarus was 6,208 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9,304 in 1987.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,208 in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for heating degree days?
- Belarus ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.