Heating Degree Days in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Heating Degree Days was 0.01 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days in Burkina Faso, 1960–2020
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Burkina Faso is 0.01, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.43 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1982.
Burkina Faso ranks 155th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.01 | — |
| 1961 | 0.18 | -82.2% |
| 1962 | 0.03 | -83.3% |
| 1963 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 0.09 | +80.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.28 | +180.0% |
| 1971 | 0.02 | -92.9% |
| 1973 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.33 | +1550.0% |
| 1976 | 0.72 | +118.2% |
| 1977 | 0.15 | -79.2% |
| 1980 | 0.88 | +486.7% |
| 1982 | 0.01 | -98.9% |
| 1983 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.07 | +250.0% |
| 1985 | 1.43 | +1942.9% |
| 1986 | 0.25 | -82.5% |
| 1988 | 0.02 | -92.0% |
| 1989 | 0.48 | +2300.0% |
| 1990 | 0.13 | -72.9% |
| 1992 | 0.01 | -92.3% |
| 1993 | 0.69 | +6800.0% |
| 1995 | 0.93 | +34.8% |
| 1999 | 0.11 | -88.2% |
| 2008 | 0.32 | +190.9% |
| 2009 | 0.21 | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | -95.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.01 is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.96, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +6800.0% | 0.01 | 0.69 |
| 1989 | +2300.0% | 0.02 | 0.48 |
| 1985 | +1942.9% | 0.07 | 1.43 |
| 1975 | +1550.0% | 0.02 | 0.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2486 | 0.03 | 1.01 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.248 | 0.02 | 0.72 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.395 | 0.01 | 1.43 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.374 | 0.01 | 0.93 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.265 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % 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 -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Burkina Faso?
- Heating degree days in Burkina Faso was 0.01 in 2020, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 1985.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1982.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for heating degree days?
- Burkina Faso ranks 155th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.