Heating Degree Days in Lesotho
Lesotho: Heating Degree Days was 4,029 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 4,029 for heating degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Lesotho peaked at 5,602 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3,718, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 55th 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 | 5,197 | 4,777 | 5,602 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,196 | 4,926 | 5,576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,919 | 4,567 | 5,292 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,978 | 4,503 | 5,478 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,787 | 4,440 | 5,109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,404 | 3,718 | 5,109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,421 | 4,029 | 4,669 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Lesotho?
- Heating degree days in Lesotho was 4,029 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5,602 in 1968.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,718 in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for heating degree days?
- Lesotho ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.