Heating Degree Days in Senegal
Senegal: Heating Degree Days was 0.05 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days in Senegal, 1962–2018
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Senegal is 0.05, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 400.0% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Senegal peaked at 3.29 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 150th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 3.29 | +6480.0% |
| 1967 | 0.19 | -94.2% |
| 1968 | 0.13 | -31.6% |
| 1971 | 0.01 | -92.3% |
| 1972 | 0.05 | +400.0% |
| 1974 | 0.09 | +80.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3 | +233.3% |
| 1981 | 0.13 | -56.7% |
| 1985 | 0.01 | -92.3% |
| 1986 | 0.07 | +600.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 | -85.7% |
| 1994 | 0.33 | +3200.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 | -97.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | +10100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 | -99.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 | +800.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 | -77.8% |
| 2014 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 | -80.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 | +400.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +10100.0% | 0.01 | 1.02 |
| 1965 | +6480.0% | 0.05 | 3.29 |
| 1994 | +3200.0% | 0.01 | 0.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.915 | 0.05 | 3.29 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.1125 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.055 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3733 | 0.01 | 1.02 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0325 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Senegal?
- Heating degree days in Senegal was 0.05 in 2018, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 in 1965.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for heating degree days?
- Senegal ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.