Heating Degree Days in Somalia
Somalia: Heating Degree Days was 2.11 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Somalia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 2.11 for heating degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Somalia peaked at 14.17 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.76, in 2009.
Somalia ranks 131st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Heating Degree Days in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9 | — |
| 1961 | 8.36 | -15.6% |
| 1962 | 8.65 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 7.09 | -18.0% |
| 1964 | 5.95 | -16.1% |
| 1965 | 8.52 | +43.2% |
| 1966 | 9.27 | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 14.17 | +52.9% |
| 1968 | 10.37 | -26.8% |
| 1969 | 6.13 | -40.9% |
| 1970 | 7.01 | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 11.58 | +65.2% |
| 1972 | 6.13 | -47.1% |
| 1973 | 11.16 | +82.1% |
| 1974 | 6.55 | -41.3% |
| 1975 | 8.35 | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 4.98 | -40.4% |
| 1977 | 7.23 | +45.2% |
| 1978 | 6.25 | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 3.26 | -47.8% |
| 1980 | 4.26 | +30.7% |
| 1981 | 4.61 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 2.8 | -39.3% |
| 1983 | 6.83 | +143.9% |
| 1984 | 13.61 | +99.3% |
| 1985 | 8.58 | -37.0% |
| 1986 | 9.89 | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 8.95 | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 5.05 | -43.6% |
| 1989 | 6.27 | +24.2% |
| 1990 | 3.7 | -41.0% |
| 1991 | 2.68 | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 2.43 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 5.6 | +130.5% |
| 1994 | 7.03 | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 4.25 | -39.5% |
| 1996 | 3.61 | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 3.02 | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 2.84 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 6.95 | +144.7% |
| 2000 | 4.79 | -31.1% |
| 2001 | 10.42 | +117.5% |
| 2002 | 3.79 | -63.6% |
| 2003 | 6.06 | +59.9% |
| 2004 | 4.06 | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 5.69 | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 3.19 | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 5.52 | +73.0% |
| 2008 | 8.77 | +58.9% |
| 2009 | 1.76 | -79.9% |
| 2010 | 6.98 | +296.6% |
| 2011 | 6.06 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.18 | -47.5% |
| 2013 | 7.93 | +149.4% |
| 2014 | 5.15 | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 4.86 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.56 | -47.3% |
| 2017 | 7.95 | +210.5% |
| 2018 | 10.72 | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 3.45 | -67.8% |
| 2020 | 5.74 | +66.4% |
| 2021 | 5.28 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.24 | -57.6% |
| 2023 | 2.52 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 2.11 | -16.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2.11 is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.96, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2.11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +296.6% | 1.76 | 6.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.84 | 5.95 | 14.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.25 | 3.26 | 11.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.08 | 2.8 | 13.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.21 | 2.43 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 1.76 | 10.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 | 2.56 | 10.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 | 2.11 | 5.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 128 Uganda 6.78 compare
- 129 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.23 compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 4.39 compare
- 132 Panama 1.81 compare
- 133 Philippines 1.65 compare
- 134 Cuba 1.42 compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 Somalia?
- Heating degree days in Somalia was 2.11 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.17 in 1967.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 in 2009.
- How does Somalia rank for heating degree days?
- Somalia ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.