Heating Degree Days in Turkey
Turkey: Heating Degree Days was 4,494 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Heating Degree Days in Turkey, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 4,494 for heating degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days in Turkey peaked at 6,551 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4,290, in 2018.
Turkey ranks 49th of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,463 | 4,574 | 5,989 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,608 | 5,088 | 6,073 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,692 | 5,290 | 5,975 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,586 | 4,915 | 6,551 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,351 | 4,868 | 5,629 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,967 | 4,290 | 5,768 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,707 | 4,494 | 5,005 | 5 |
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More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days in Turkey?
- Heating degree days in Turkey was 4,494 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heating degree days recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6,551 in 1992.
- What is the lowest heating degree days recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,290 in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for heating degree days?
- Turkey ranks 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.