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 189 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.
Heating Degree Days in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 271.8 | — |
| 1961 | 198.73 | -26.9% |
| 1962 | 215.93 | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 221.67 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 275.4 | +24.2% |
| 1965 | 327.74 | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 177.9 | -45.7% |
| 1967 | 350.66 | +97.1% |
| 1968 | 263.62 | -24.8% |
| 1969 | 149.05 | -43.5% |
| 1970 | 138.44 | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 212.33 | +53.4% |
| 1972 | 282.68 | +33.1% |
| 1973 | 331.22 | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 262.89 | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 212.89 | -19.0% |
| 1976 | 352.95 | +65.8% |
| 1977 | 139.17 | -60.6% |
| 1978 | 135.16 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 141.77 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 186.95 | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 200.38 | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 234.72 | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 188.16 | -19.8% |
| 1984 | 235.82 | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 207.89 | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 295.33 | +42.1% |
| 1987 | 147.17 | -50.2% |
| 1988 | 256.38 | +74.2% |
| 1989 | 175.16 | -31.7% |
| 1990 | 230.22 | +31.4% |
| 1991 | 190.93 | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 140.96 | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 243.36 | +72.6% |
| 1994 | 218.64 | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 216.12 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 133.27 | -38.3% |
| 1997 | 100.41 | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 130.67 | +30.1% |
| 1999 | 331.5 | +153.7% |
| 2000 | 188.5 | -43.1% |
| 2001 | 92.94 | -50.7% |
| 2002 | 89.99 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 182.35 | +102.6% |
| 2004 | 178.47 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 212.12 | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 275.73 | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 143.43 | -48.0% |
| 2008 | 213.81 | +49.1% |
| 2009 | 180.29 | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 43.77 | -75.7% |
| 2011 | 186.4 | +325.9% |
| 2012 | 256.32 | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 169.79 | -33.8% |
| 2014 | 162.75 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 170.9 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 87.05 | -49.1% |
| 2017 | 239.2 | +174.8% |
| 2018 | 176.23 | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 170.98 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 142.72 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 87.96 | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 58.04 | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 121.31 | +109.0% |
| 2024 | 44.85 | -63.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 44.85 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 44.85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 6.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +325.9% | 43.77 | 186.4 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 189 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.