Heating Degree Days in Iceland
Iceland: Heating Degree Days was 11,456 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 11,456 for heating degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Iceland peaked at 13,247 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 10,054, in 2014.
That places Iceland 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 12,484 | 11,950 | 13,247 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,073 | 11,356 | 12,951 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,555 | 10,658 | 12,177 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,240 | 10,755 | 11,682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,665 | 10,203 | 11,064 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,547 | 10,054 | 11,047 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,005 | 10,745 | 11,456 | 5 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.08 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2793 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4807 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.194 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Iceland?
- Heating degree days in Iceland was 11,456 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13,247 in 1966.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,054 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for heating degree days?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.