Heating Degree Days in Romania
Romania: Heating Degree Days was 5,025 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Romania, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heating degree days in Romania stood at 5,025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Romania peaked at 7,053 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5,025, in 2024.
That places Romania 39th 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 | 6,388 | 5,791 | 6,815 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,391 | 6,004 | 6,820 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,494 | 5,876 | 7,053 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,313 | 5,645 | 6,756 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,969 | 5,573 | 6,490 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,735 | 5,200 | 6,208 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,390 | 5,025 | 5,983 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 36 Montenegro 5,114 compare
- 37 New Zealand 5,089 compare
- 38 Slovenia 5,085 compare
- 40 Moldova 4,868 compare
- 41 Nepal 4,837 compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 4,791 compare
More environment data for Romania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Romania?
- Heating degree days in Romania was 5,025 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7,053 in 1985.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,025 in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for heating degree days?
- Romania ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.