Heating Degree Days in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Heating Degree Days was 4,443 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days in Bulgaria stood at 4,443.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Bulgaria peaked at 5,918 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,395, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 5,435 | 4,912 | 5,762 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,531 | 5,299 | 5,794 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,621 | 5,231 | 5,911 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,488 | 4,906 | 5,918 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,183 | 4,857 | 5,651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,966 | 4,478 | 5,545 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,707 | 4,395 | 5,153 | 5 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Bulgaria?
- Heating degree days in Bulgaria was 4,443 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,918 in 1991.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,395 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for heating degree days?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.