Heating Degree Days in Mauritania
Mauritania: Heating Degree Days was 44.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 44.85 for heating degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Mauritania peaked at 352.95 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 43.77, in 2010.
Mauritania ranks 114th 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 | 245.25 | 149.05 | 350.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 220.95 | 135.16 | 352.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 212.8 | 147.17 | 295.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 193.61 | 100.41 | 331.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 175.76 | 89.99 | 275.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.34 | 43.77 | 256.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.98 | 44.85 | 142.72 | 5 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Mauritania?
- Heating degree days in Mauritania was 44.85 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 352.95 in 1976.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.77 in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for heating degree days?
- Mauritania ranks 114th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.