Heating Degree Days in East Timor
East Timor: Heating Degree Days was 0.02 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days in East Timor, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.02 for heating degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in East Timor peaked at 1.22 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
That places East Timor 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1961 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4 | +1233.3% |
| 1965 | 0.77 | +92.5% |
| 1966 | 0.25 | -67.5% |
| 1967 | 0.15 | -40.0% |
| 1968 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.08 | -46.7% |
| 1974 | 0.02 | -75.0% |
| 1977 | 0.92 | +4500.0% |
| 1978 | 0.06 | -93.5% |
| 1982 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.13 | +85.7% |
| 1988 | 0.01 | -92.3% |
| 1990 | 0.18 | +1700.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.01 | -95.0% |
| 2000 | 0.29 | +2800.0% |
| 2001 | 0.86 | +196.6% |
| 2004 | 0.02 | -97.7% |
| 2006 | 0.07 | +250.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | +257.1% |
| 2011 | 1.22 | +388.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 | -91.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.02 | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.02 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.66, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heating Degree Days in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +4500.0% | 0.02 | 0.92 |
| 2000 | +2800.0% | 0.01 | 0.29 |
| 1990 | +1700.0% | 0.01 | 0.18 |
| 1963 | +1233.3% | 0.03 | 0.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2514 | 0.01 | 0.77 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.92 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.066 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.298 | 0.02 | 0.86 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3575 | 0.02 | 1.22 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.36 % 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 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in East Timor?
- Heating degree days in East Timor was 0.02 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 2011.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does East Timor rank for heating degree days?
- East Timor ranks 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.