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 189 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.
Heating Degree Days in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.23 | — |
| 1961 | 27.59 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 26.36 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 25.48 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 28.47 | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 36.28 | +27.4% |
| 1966 | 38.25 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 30.37 | -20.6% |
| 1968 | 35.92 | +18.3% |
| 1969 | 19.2 | -46.5% |
| 1970 | 21.18 | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 25.84 | +22.0% |
| 1972 | 23.06 | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 19.61 | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 25.68 | +31.0% |
| 1975 | 33.82 | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 37.76 | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 9.27 | -75.5% |
| 1978 | 15.13 | +63.2% |
| 1979 | 29.72 | +96.4% |
| 1980 | 15.95 | -46.3% |
| 1981 | 17.77 | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 28.19 | +58.6% |
| 1983 | 10.35 | -63.3% |
| 1984 | 21.35 | +106.3% |
| 1985 | 22.52 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 19.67 | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 10.17 | -48.3% |
| 1988 | 18.87 | +85.5% |
| 1989 | 23.12 | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 19.86 | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 21.96 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 16.48 | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 19.46 | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 15.86 | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 16.78 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 29.93 | +78.4% |
| 1997 | 13.59 | -54.6% |
| 1998 | 10.74 | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 39.85 | +271.0% |
| 2000 | 33.54 | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 15.67 | -53.3% |
| 2002 | 11.96 | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 11.54 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.6 | +87.2% |
| 2005 | 22.52 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 15.09 | -33.0% |
| 2007 | 11.55 | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 26.36 | +128.2% |
| 2009 | 23.42 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 18.33 | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 18.88 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 18.44 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.2 | -33.8% |
| 2014 | 8.95 | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 8.82 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.38 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 12.69 | +72.0% |
| 2018 | 11.82 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.46 | -45.3% |
| 2020 | 7.55 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 8.19 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 10.19 | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 10.22 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.39 | -57.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.25, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4.39 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.42, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Dominican Republic 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 | +271.0% | 10.74 | 39.85 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % 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 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 189 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.