Heating Degree Days in Malta
Malta: Heating Degree Days was 642.54 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Malta recorded 642.54 for heating degree days in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Malta peaked at 1,344 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 642.54, in 2024.
Malta ranks 87th 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 | 1,140 | 1,062 | 1,264 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,191 | 999.67 | 1,332 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,183 | 996.62 | 1,344 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,082 | 928.23 | 1,248 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,026 | 833.85 | 1,257 | 10 |
| 2010s | 947.77 | 765.12 | 1,081 | 10 |
| 2020s | 826.06 | 642.54 | 980.51 | 5 |
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More environment data for Malta
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 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 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Malta?
- Heating degree days in Malta was 642.54 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,344 in 1980.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 642.54 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for heating degree days?
- Malta ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.