Heating Degree Days in Tunisia
Tunisia: Heating Degree Days was 1,121 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Tunisia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1,121 for heating degree days in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Tunisia peaked at 2,219 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1,121, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,805 | — |
| 1961 | 1,833 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 2,064 | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 1,846 | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 2,055 | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 1,981 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 1,826 | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 1,885 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1,757 | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 1,779 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1,798 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2,077 | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 1,952 | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 2,219 | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 2,027 | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 1,951 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 2,172 | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 1,430 | -34.2% |
| 1978 | 1,749 | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 1,793 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2,021 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 1,766 | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 1,849 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 1,811 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1,882 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1,655 | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 1,780 | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 1,706 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 1,636 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1,448 | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 1,632 | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 1,963 | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 1,876 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1,870 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,511 | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 1,568 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,536 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,523 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,714 | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 1,656 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,528 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 1,387 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 1,421 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,677 | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 1,520 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 1,812 | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 1,536 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 1,465 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,575 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1,523 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,250 | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 1,512 | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 1,700 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 1,491 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 1,324 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 1,643 | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 1,242 | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 1,637 | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 1,362 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 1,628 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 1,324 | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 1,372 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,336 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,337 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,121 | -16.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1,121 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.85, 25.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1,121 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 816.02, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,883 | 1,757 | 2,064 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,917 | 1,430 | 2,219 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,755 | 1,448 | 2,021 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,685 | 1,511 | 1,963 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,544 | 1,387 | 1,812 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,479 | 1,242 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,298 | 1,121 | 1,372 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Tunisia?
- Heating degree days in Tunisia was 1,121 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,219 in 1973.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,121 in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for heating degree days?
- Tunisia ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.