Heating Degree Days in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Heating Degree Days was 0.01 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for heating degree days in Sri Lanka is 0.01, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.74 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 154th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4244 | 0.16 | 0.74 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.144 | 0.04 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2367 | 0.03 | 0.49 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.109 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.119 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 37.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.7 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6851 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0737 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0632 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Sri Lanka?
- Heating degree days in Sri Lanka was 0.01 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 in 1975.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for heating degree days?
- Sri Lanka ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.