Heating Degree Days in Eritrea
Eritrea: Heating Degree Days was 18.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Eritrea, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Eritrea is 18.63, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Eritrea peaked at 85.39 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 13.19, in 2019.
That places Eritrea 122nd 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.91 | — |
| 1961 | 42.05 | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 42.94 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 40.71 | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 57.98 | +42.4% |
| 1965 | 52.92 | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 38.44 | -27.4% |
| 1967 | 47.15 | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 41.39 | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 33.19 | -19.8% |
| 1970 | 37.87 | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 85.39 | +125.5% |
| 1972 | 40.28 | -52.8% |
| 1973 | 37.85 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 56.01 | +48.0% |
| 1975 | 51.71 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 45.19 | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 49.12 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 37.63 | -23.4% |
| 1979 | 28.31 | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 29.63 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 31.61 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 43.4 | +37.3% |
| 1983 | 56.79 | +30.9% |
| 1984 | 34.96 | -38.4% |
| 1985 | 40.96 | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 32.38 | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 24.94 | -23.0% |
| 1988 | 27.66 | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 48.59 | +75.7% |
| 1990 | 26.61 | -45.2% |
| 1991 | 27.28 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 73.26 | +168.5% |
| 1993 | 62.12 | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 27.05 | -56.5% |
| 1995 | 24.6 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 26.05 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 35.2 | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 30.66 | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 27.67 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 26.66 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 33.82 | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 27.55 | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 22.34 | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 25.81 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 29.82 | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 22.51 | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 39.79 | +76.8% |
| 2008 | 30.73 | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 16.54 | -46.2% |
| 2010 | 28.8 | +74.1% |
| 2011 | 36.67 | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 23.99 | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 21.75 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 24.27 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 21.93 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 18.7 | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 24.01 | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 13.19 | -45.1% |
| 2020 | 30.51 | +131.3% |
| 2021 | 22.49 | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 24.75 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 14.34 | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 18.63 | +29.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 18.63 is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.96, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 18.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +168.5% | 27.28 | 73.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.47 | 33.19 | 57.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.94 | 28.31 | 85.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.09 | 24.94 | 56.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.05 | 24.6 | 73.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.56 | 16.54 | 39.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8 | 13.19 | 36.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.14 | 14.34 | 30.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Eritrea?
- Heating degree days in Eritrea was 18.63 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.39 in 1971.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.19 in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for heating degree days?
- Eritrea ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.