Heating Degree Days in Netherlands
Netherlands: Heating Degree Days was 4,535 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4,535 for heating degree days in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Netherlands peaked at 6,728 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 4,535, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5,954 | 5,437 | 6,728 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,843 | 5,501 | 6,458 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,875 | 5,147 | 6,521 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,552 | 5,065 | 6,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,187 | 4,792 | 5,406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,223 | 4,563 | 6,267 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,758 | 4,535 | 5,305 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 44 Azerbaijan 4,679 compare
- 45 North Macedonia 4,573 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,567 compare
- 48 Japan 4,532 compare
- 49 Turkey 4,494 compare
- 50 Hungary 4,468 compare
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Netherlands?
- Heating degree days in Netherlands was 4,535 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,728 in 1963.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,535 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for heating degree days?
- Netherlands ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.