Heating Degree Days in El Salvador
El Salvador: Heating Degree Days was 0.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in El Salvador is 0.25, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in El Salvador peaked at 5.89 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.19, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 | 1.02 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 0.84 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 | 0.43 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.26 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 0.57 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.861 | 0.23 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.262 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 5 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0416 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0224 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in El Salvador?
- Heating degree days in El Salvador was 0.25 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 in 1989.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for heating degree days?
- El Salvador ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.