Heating Degree Days in Bhutan
Bhutan: Heating Degree Days was 5,681 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days in Bhutan stood at 5,681.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Bhutan peaked at 6,969 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5,638, in 2016.
Bhutan ranks 25th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 6,639 | 6,290 | 6,969 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,480 | 6,324 | 6,713 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,421 | 6,060 | 6,738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,295 | 5,871 | 6,825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,103 | 5,780 | 6,391 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,949 | 5,638 | 6,244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,779 | 5,681 | 5,996 | 5 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Bhutan?
- Heating degree days in Bhutan was 5,681 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,969 in 1965.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,638 in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for heating degree days?
- Bhutan ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.