Heating Degree Days in China
China: Heating Degree Days was 7,732 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in China, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in China is 7,732, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in China peaked at 9,102 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 7,732, in 2024.
China ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,798 | 8,657 | 9,102 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,747 | 8,559 | 8,935 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,649 | 8,421 | 8,873 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,376 | 8,004 | 8,639 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,226 | 7,943 | 8,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,162 | 7,921 | 8,636 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,903 | 7,732 | 8,028 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in China?
- Heating degree days in China was 7,732 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9,102 in 1967.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,732 in 2024.
- How does China rank for heating degree days?
- China ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.