Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data (country) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data (country) was 2,710 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data in United Kingdom, 1980–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data in United Kingdom is 2,710, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data in United Kingdom peaked at 3,610 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2,710, in 2025.
United Kingdom ranks 21st of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data (country) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3,378 | — |
| 1981 | 3,419 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 3,224 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 3,203 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3,289 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3,555 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 3,610 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3,494 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 3,229 | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 2,997 | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 2,958 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 3,236 | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 3,182 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 3,335 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 3,145 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 3,067 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3,401 | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 2,944 | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 2,992 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2,940 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 3,036 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 3,150 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,932 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 2,934 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,956 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,942 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,876 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,880 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,104 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 3,056 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,494 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2,870 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 3,212 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 3,208 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,766 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 3,043 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 3,004 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,893 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2,956 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2,958 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,882 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2,961 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2,744 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 2,756 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,812 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 2,710 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,340 | 2,997 | 3,610 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,120 | 2,940 | 3,401 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,987 | 2,876 | 3,150 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,040 | 2,766 | 3,494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,811 | 2,710 | 2,961 | 6 |
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More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data -3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 3 region - annual data 2,710 (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 3 region - monthly data 358.44 (2025)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel 739,816 Persons (2017)
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 1,860 (2016)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 36.71 million (2018)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 614,313 (2018)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,580 (2016)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 614,313 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data in United Kingdom?
- Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data in United Kingdom was 2,710 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3,610 in 1986.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,710 in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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