Heating Degree Days in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Heating Degree Days was 4.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Dominican Republic, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days in Dominican Republic stood at 4.39. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.0% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Dominican Republic peaked at 39.85 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.39, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 130th 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 | 29.51 | 19.2 | 38.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.11 | 9.27 | 37.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8 | 10.17 | 28.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.45 | 10.74 | 39.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.32 | 11.54 | 33.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4 | 6.46 | 18.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.11 | 4.39 | 10.22 | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Dominican Republic?
- Heating degree days in Dominican Republic was 4.39 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 39.85 in 1999.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for heating degree days?
- Dominican Republic ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.