Heating Degree Days in Honduras
Honduras: Heating Degree Days was 9.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Honduras, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Honduras is 9.03, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Honduras peaked at 68.37 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.19, in 2019.
Honduras ranks 126th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.37 | — |
| 1961 | 36.66 | -46.4% |
| 1962 | 58.16 | +58.6% |
| 1963 | 51.54 | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 30.2 | -41.4% |
| 1965 | 40.66 | +34.6% |
| 1966 | 65.4 | +60.8% |
| 1967 | 36.33 | -44.4% |
| 1968 | 56.22 | +54.7% |
| 1969 | 28.95 | -48.5% |
| 1970 | 67.52 | +133.2% |
| 1971 | 31.35 | -53.6% |
| 1972 | 24.8 | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 54.39 | +119.3% |
| 1974 | 31.58 | -41.9% |
| 1975 | 42.37 | +34.2% |
| 1976 | 64.46 | +52.1% |
| 1977 | 41.2 | -36.1% |
| 1978 | 39.44 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 23.71 | -39.9% |
| 1980 | 43.27 | +82.5% |
| 1981 | 36.44 | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 15.52 | -57.4% |
| 1983 | 19.11 | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 44.95 | +135.2% |
| 1985 | 24.44 | -45.6% |
| 1986 | 38.57 | +57.8% |
| 1987 | 42.03 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 34.31 | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 52.67 | +53.5% |
| 1990 | 22.16 | -57.9% |
| 1991 | 17.22 | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 9.08 | -47.3% |
| 1993 | 24.68 | +171.8% |
| 1994 | 15.07 | -38.9% |
| 1995 | 12.15 | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 60.41 | +397.2% |
| 1997 | 26.86 | -55.5% |
| 1998 | 17.51 | -34.8% |
| 1999 | 57.17 | +226.5% |
| 2000 | 40.18 | -29.7% |
| 2001 | 40.38 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.91 | -35.8% |
| 2003 | 47.97 | +85.1% |
| 2004 | 25.72 | -46.4% |
| 2005 | 28.42 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 38.7 | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 21.05 | -45.6% |
| 2008 | 36.89 | +75.2% |
| 2009 | 31.05 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 50.16 | +61.5% |
| 2011 | 20.32 | -59.5% |
| 2012 | 17.84 | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 22.19 | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 23.9 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 12.25 | -48.7% |
| 2016 | 23.23 | +89.6% |
| 2017 | 19.58 | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 30.29 | +54.7% |
| 2019 | 8.19 | -73.0% |
| 2020 | 12.49 | +52.5% |
| 2021 | 9.8 | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 9.09 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 9.26 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.03 | -2.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 9.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 9.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.42, 6.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +397.2% | 12.15 | 60.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.25 | 28.95 | 68.37 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.08 | 23.71 | 67.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.13 | 15.52 | 52.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.23 | 9.08 | 60.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.63 | 21.05 | 47.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.79 | 8.19 | 50.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.93 | 9.03 | 12.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % 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 -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Honduras?
- Heating degree days in Honduras was 9.03 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.37 in 1960.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for heating degree days?
- Honduras ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.