Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Gent

Gent: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling was -266.04 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-266.04 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 325.3%
Rank
1128th
of 1306 regions
All-time high
759.54 % change on previous year
in 2006
All-time low
-951.2 % change on previous year
in 1993
Years of data
71
1951–2025

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Gent, 1951–2025

-1.0k-50005001.0k195119882025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Gent stood at -266.04 % change on previous year.

The figure is down 325.3% on the previous year and down 231.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Gent peaked at 759.54 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -951.2 % change on previous year, in 1993.

Gent ranks 1128th of 1306 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Gent, year by year

Annual values for Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate in Gent, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -175.1 % change on previous year —
1952 73.27 % change on previous year -141.8%
1953 -142.23 % change on previous year -294.1%
1954 -88.75 % change on previous year -37.6%
1955 56 % change on previous year -163.1%
1956 -147.41 % change on previous year -363.2%
1957 96.77 % change on previous year -165.7%
1959 209.32 % change on previous year +116.3%
1960 -228.83 % change on previous year -209.3%
1961 75.43 % change on previous year -133.0%
1962 -337.78 % change on previous year -547.8%
1963 16.63 % change on previous year -104.9%
1964 101.94 % change on previous year +512.9%
1966 29.03 % change on previous year -71.5%
1967 22.47 % change on previous year -22.6%
1968 -48.81 % change on previous year -317.3%
1969 73.1 % change on previous year -249.8%
1970 -65.22 % change on previous year -189.2%
1971 -62.68 % change on previous year -3.9%
1972 -48.35 % change on previous year -22.9%
1973 80.04 % change on previous year -265.5%
1974 -477.75 % change on previous year -696.9%
1975 114.18 % change on previous year -123.9%
1977 -146.94 % change on previous year -228.7%
1978 14.85 % change on previous year -110.1%
1979 2.84 % change on previous year -80.9%
1980 2.05 % change on previous year -28.0%
1981 4.6 % change on previous year +124.8%
1982 142.36 % change on previous year +2996.1%
1983 107.08 % change on previous year -24.8%
1984 -182.1 % change on previous year -270.1%
1985 -19.63 % change on previous year -89.2%
1986 45.22 % change on previous year -330.3%
1987 -68.98 % change on previous year -252.5%
1988 -35.56 % change on previous year -48.5%
1989 160.35 % change on previous year -551.0%
1990 -31.6 % change on previous year -119.7%
1991 -178.24 % change on previous year +464.0%
1992 82.96 % change on previous year -146.5%
1993 -951.2 % change on previous year -1246.6%
1994 261.97 % change on previous year -127.5%
1995 85.81 % change on previous year -67.2%
1996 -128.99 % change on previous year -250.3%
1997 149.68 % change on previous year -216.0%
1998 -284.59 % change on previous year -290.1%
1999 110.88 % change on previous year -139.0%
2001 121.17 % change on previous year +9.3%
2002 -318.42 % change on previous year -362.8%
2003 709.11 % change on previous year -322.7%
2004 -107.19 % change on previous year -115.1%
2005 247.93 % change on previous year -331.3%
2006 759.54 % change on previous year +206.4%
2007 -152.57 % change on previous year -120.1%
2008 27.1 % change on previous year -117.8%
2009 105.95 % change on previous year +290.9%
2010 225.85 % change on previous year +113.2%
2011 -301.31 % change on previous year -233.4%
2012 9.7 % change on previous year -103.2%
2013 345.83 % change on previous year +3465.8%
2014 -191.26 % change on previous year -155.3%
2015 202.96 % change on previous year -206.1%
2016 48.57 % change on previous year -76.1%
2017 11.12 % change on previous year -77.1%
2018 194.67 % change on previous year +1651.1%
2019 -45.02 % change on previous year -123.1%
2020 31.2 % change on previous year -169.3%
2021 -130.03 % change on previous year -516.7%
2022 446.91 % change on previous year -443.7%
2023 -41.41 % change on previous year -109.3%
2024 -62.55 % change on previous year +51.1%
2025 -266.04 % change on previous year +325.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Gent 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +3465.8% 9.7 % change on previous year 345.83 % change on previous year
1982 +2996.1% 4.6 % change on previous year 142.36 % change on previous year
2018 +1651.1% 11.12 % change on previous year 194.67 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -14.77 % change on previous year -175.1 % change on previous year 209.32 % change on previous year 8
1960s -32.98 % change on previous year -337.78 % change on previous year 101.94 % change on previous year 9
1970s -65.45 % change on previous year -477.75 % change on previous year 114.18 % change on previous year 9
1980s 15.54 % change on previous year -182.1 % change on previous year 160.35 % change on previous year 10
1990s -88.33 % change on previous year -951.2 % change on previous year 261.97 % change on previous year 10
2000s 154.74 % change on previous year -318.42 % change on previous year 759.54 % change on previous year 9
2010s 50.11 % change on previous year -301.31 % change on previous year 345.83 % change on previous year 10
2020s -3.65 % change on previous year -266.04 % change on previous year 446.91 % change on previous year 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Gent?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Gent was -266.04 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Gent?
The highest recorded value was 759.54 % change on previous year in 2006.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Gent?
The lowest recorded value was -951.2 % change on previous year in 1993.
How does Gent rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
Gent ranks 1128th out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Gent?
Over the last ten years it is down 231.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gent data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
1,324 places, 93,596 data points, 1951–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.