Heating Degree Days in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Heating Degree Days was 0.07 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days in Cape Verde, 1960–2022
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Cape Verde is 0.07, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Cape Verde peaked at 5.41 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1978.
That places Cape Verde 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.39 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5 | +28.2% |
| 1962 | 0.11 | -78.0% |
| 1964 | 0.15 | +36.4% |
| 1965 | 0.05 | -66.7% |
| 1967 | 0.95 | +1800.0% |
| 1968 | 1.22 | +28.4% |
| 1971 | 0.14 | -88.5% |
| 1972 | 5.41 | +3764.3% |
| 1973 | 1.8 | -66.7% |
| 1974 | 3.69 | +105.0% |
| 1975 | 3.23 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 3.62 | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.35 | -90.3% |
| 1978 | 0.01 | -97.1% |
| 1981 | 0.34 | +3300.0% |
| 1983 | 0.02 | -94.1% |
| 1984 | 0.59 | +2850.0% |
| 1985 | 0.64 | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 3.77 | +489.1% |
| 1988 | 0.48 | -87.3% |
| 1989 | 1.77 | +268.8% |
| 1990 | 0.16 | -91.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.55 | +175.0% |
| 1994 | 1.56 | +183.6% |
| 1995 | 0.02 | -98.7% |
| 1999 | 3.1 | +15400.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 | -97.7% |
| 2003 | 0.01 | -85.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +900.0% |
| 2009 | 3.67 | +3570.0% |
| 2012 | 2.14 | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 1.67 | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 2.87 | +71.9% |
| 2016 | 0.03 | -99.0% |
| 2018 | 1.76 | +5766.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | -94.3% |
| 2022 | 0.07 | -30.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.25, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +15400.0% | 0.02 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | +5766.7% | 0.03 | 1.76 |
| 1972 | +3764.3% | 0.14 | 5.41 |
| 2009 | +3570.0% | 0.1 | 3.67 |
| 1981 | +3300.0% | 0.01 | 0.34 |
| 1984 | +2850.0% | 0.02 | 0.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4814 | 0.05 | 1.22 | 7 |
| 1970s | 2.28 | 0.01 | 5.41 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 0.02 | 3.77 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9317 | 0.02 | 3.1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9625 | 0.01 | 3.67 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 0.03 | 2.87 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.085 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % 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 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Cape Verde?
- Heating degree days in Cape Verde was 0.07 in 2022, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 in 1972.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1978.
- How does Cape Verde rank for heating degree days?
- Cape Verde ranks 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.