Heating Degree Days in Brazil
Brazil: Heating Degree Days was 75.02 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Brazil, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 75.02 for heating degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Brazil peaked at 154.16 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 57.82, in 2015.
That places Brazil 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.08 | 78.35 | 154.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 101.16 | 72.32 | 120.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.69 | 75.84 | 129.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.91 | 83.6 | 123.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.23 | 73.37 | 113.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.96 | 57.82 | 107.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1 | 74.74 | 110.05 | 5 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Brazil?
- Heating degree days in Brazil was 75.02 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 154.16 in 1962.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.82 in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for heating degree days?
- Brazil ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.