Heating Degree Days in Norway

Norway: Heating Degree Days was 9,617 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9,617
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
7th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12,940
in 1966
All-time low
9,482
in 2020
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Heating Degree Days in Norway, 1960–2024

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Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.

Analysis

Norway recorded 9,617 for heating degree days in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, heating degree days in Norway peaked at 12,940 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 9,482, in 2020.

That places Norway 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,909 11,090 12,940 10
1970s 11,150 10,447 11,655 10
1980s 11,081 10,025 11,824 10
1990s 10,625 9,900 11,195 10
2000s 10,181 9,778 10,789 10
2010s 10,216 9,548 11,594 10
2020s 9,956 9,482 10,424 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 4 Iceland 11,456 compare
  2. 5 Kyrgyzstan 11,209 compare
  3. 6 Mongolia 10,854 compare
  4. 8 Finland 9,487 compare
  5. 9 Sweden 8,998 compare
  6. 10 Kazakhstan 7,963 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is heating degree days in Norway?
Heating degree days in Norway was 9,617 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 12,940 in 1966.
What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 9,482 in 2020.
How does Norway rank for heating degree days?
Norway ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is heating degree days rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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

Indicator
Heating Degree Days
Source
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 11,178 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.