Heating Degree Days in Peru
Peru: Heating Degree Days was 1,832 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Peru, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1,832 for heating degree days in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Peru peaked at 2,407 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1,832, in 2024.
That places Peru 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2,318 | 2,163 | 2,397 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,309 | 2,192 | 2,407 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,233 | 1,983 | 2,369 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,127 | 1,876 | 2,215 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,136 | 2,071 | 2,197 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,058 | 1,954 | 2,158 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,972 | 1,832 | 2,090 | 5 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 103.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8482 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Peru?
- Heating degree days in Peru was 1,832 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,407 in 1975.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,832 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for heating degree days?
- Peru ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.