Heating Degree Days in Lebanon
Lebanon: Heating Degree Days was 2,532 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Lebanon, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2,532 for heating degree days in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Lebanon peaked at 4,167 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,237, in 2010.
That places Lebanon 66th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,247 | 2,705 | 3,926 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,428 | 3,042 | 3,734 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,529 | 3,323 | 3,843 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,298 | 2,731 | 4,167 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,096 | 2,775 | 3,313 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,819 | 2,237 | 3,256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,655 | 2,503 | 2,920 | 5 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 18.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0147 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Lebanon?
- Heating degree days in Lebanon was 2,532 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,167 in 1992.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,237 in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for heating degree days?
- Lebanon ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.