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 155th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.37 | — |
| 1961 | 0.39 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.25 | -35.9% |
| 1963 | 0.41 | +64.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5 | +22.0% |
| 1965 | 0.31 | -38.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 | -67.7% |
| 1967 | 0.23 | +130.0% |
| 1968 | 0.46 | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.08 | -82.6% |
| 1970 | 0.31 | +287.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6 | +93.5% |
| 1972 | 0.32 | -46.7% |
| 1973 | 0.18 | -43.8% |
| 1974 | 0.66 | +266.7% |
| 1975 | 0.74 | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.64 | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.21 | -67.2% |
| 1978 | 0.16 | -23.8% |
| 1980 | 0.13 | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 0.31 | +138.5% |
| 1982 | 0.29 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.13 | -55.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1 | -23.1% |
| 1985 | 0.04 | -60.0% |
| 1986 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 0.27 | +285.7% |
| 1990 | 0.18 | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.28 | +55.6% |
| 1992 | 0.49 | +75.0% |
| 1993 | 0.46 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.06 | -87.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 | +166.7% |
| 1996 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.03 | -84.2% |
| 1999 | 0.28 | +833.3% |
| 2000 | 0.08 | -71.4% |
| 2001 | 0.16 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.13 | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.09 | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 0.02 | -77.8% |
| 2005 | 0.06 | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 | +266.7% |
| 2007 | 0.13 | -40.9% |
| 2008 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.03 | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.47 | +1466.7% |
| 2012 | 0.06 | -87.2% |
| 2013 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 | +114.3% |
| 2016 | 0.01 | -93.3% |
| 2017 | 0.14 | +1300.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | -81.2% |
| 2021 | 0.01 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 0.12 | +1100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 0.01 | -75.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.25, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.01 is below the median for South Asia, which is 482.58, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1466.7% | 0.03 | 0.47 |
| 2017 | +1300.0% | 0.01 | 0.14 |
| 2022 | +1100.0% | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | +833.3% | 0.03 | 0.28 |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (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 155th out of 189 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.