Heating Degree Days in Turkey
Turkey: Heating Degree Days was 4,494 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,494
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
49th
of 189 countries
All-time high
6,551
in 1992
All-time low
4,290
in 2018
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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 189 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.
Heating Degree Days in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,322 | — |
| 1961 | 5,821 | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 5,166 | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 5,314 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 5,849 | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 5,724 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 4,574 | -20.1% |
| 1967 | 5,989 | +30.9% |
| 1968 | 5,428 | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 5,438 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5,088 | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 5,491 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 6,073 | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 5,786 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 5,662 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 5,771 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 5,973 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 5,627 | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 5,409 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 5,197 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 5,747 | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 5,290 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 5,975 | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 5,868 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 5,626 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 5,685 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 5,525 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 5,845 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 5,830 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 5,532 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 5,589 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 5,730 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 6,551 | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 5,973 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 5,240 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 5,571 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 5,356 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 5,834 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 5,103 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 4,915 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 5,629 | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 4,868 | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 5,410 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 5,463 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,438 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,372 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5,438 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5,368 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5,409 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,112 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 4,375 | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 5,768 | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 5,328 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 5,172 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 4,686 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 5,084 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 5,051 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,205 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4,290 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 4,714 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 4,734 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,743 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,005 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 4,560 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 4,494 | -1.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4,494 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.25, 22.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4,494 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,204, 86% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1702 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.99 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 0.6763 % change on previous year (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 189 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.