Heating Degree Days in Lithuania
Lithuania: Heating Degree Days was 6,125 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Lithuania, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Lithuania is 6,125, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Lithuania peaked at 9,059 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6,125, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 23rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,216 | 7,310 | 9,026 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,023 | 6,860 | 8,866 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,987 | 6,774 | 9,059 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,595 | 6,822 | 8,547 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,315 | 6,767 | 7,677 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,214 | 6,477 | 8,239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,713 | 6,125 | 7,553 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Lithuania?
- Heating degree days in Lithuania was 6,125 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,059 in 1987.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,125 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for heating degree days?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.