Heating Degree Days in Italy
Italy: Heating Degree Days was 3,673 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Italy, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days in Italy stood at 3,673. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Italy peaked at 5,078 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3,673, in 2024.
Italy ranks 58th of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,714 | 4,243 | 5,022 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,727 | 4,437 | 4,860 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,711 | 4,490 | 5,078 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,455 | 4,108 | 4,952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,262 | 4,058 | 4,696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,082 | 3,719 | 4,521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,856 | 3,673 | 4,192 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Italy?
- Heating degree days in Italy was 3,673 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5,078 in 1980.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,673 in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for heating degree days?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.