Heating Degree Days in Finland
Finland: Heating Degree Days was 9,487 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Finland, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Finland is 9,487, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Finland peaked at 12,119 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9,001, in 2020.
Finland ranks 8th 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 | 11,036 | 9,918 | 12,026 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,823 | 9,700 | 11,742 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,940 | 9,447 | 12,119 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,470 | 9,992 | 11,007 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,070 | 9,553 | 10,534 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,993 | 9,298 | 11,260 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,702 | 9,001 | 10,332 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1431 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1555 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Finland?
- Heating degree days in Finland was 9,487 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,119 in 1985.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,001 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for heating degree days?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.