Heating Degree Days in Norway
Norway: Heating Degree Days was 9,617 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Norway, 1960–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Norway
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.65 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1993 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0239 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0367 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
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
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.