Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Seoul
Seoul: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling was -49.61 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Seoul, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Seoul is -49.61 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 141.0% on the previous year and down 114.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Seoul peaked at 780.97 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -478.59 % change on previous year, in 1986.
That places Seoul 273rd out of 1306 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Seoul, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 89.56 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 224.34 % change on previous year | +150.5% |
| 1953 | -87.97 % change on previous year | -139.2% |
| 1954 | -354.02 % change on previous year | +302.4% |
| 1955 | 143.26 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 1956 | -274.67 % change on previous year | -291.7% |
| 1957 | -131.73 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 1958 | 85.02 % change on previous year | -164.5% |
| 1959 | 98.14 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1961 | 85.62 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1962 | -103.13 % change on previous year | -220.5% |
| 1964 | 192.03 % change on previous year | -286.2% |
| 1965 | -181.29 % change on previous year | -194.4% |
| 1966 | 152.24 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 1967 | 543.65 % change on previous year | +257.1% |
| 1968 | -135.91 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 1969 | -173.55 % change on previous year | +27.7% |
| 1970 | 64.64 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1971 | -93.54 % change on previous year | -244.7% |
| 1972 | 8.55 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 1973 | 221.77 % change on previous year | +2493.4% |
| 1974 | -233.49 % change on previous year | -205.3% |
| 1975 | 143.33 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 1976 | -390.14 % change on previous year | -372.2% |
| 1977 | 94.88 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 1979 | -225.99 % change on previous year | -338.2% |
| 1980 | -119.36 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1981 | 77.99 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 1982 | 131.15 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 1983 | -188.87 % change on previous year | -244.0% |
| 1984 | 234.21 % change on previous year | -224.0% |
| 1985 | 91.5 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 1986 | -478.59 % change on previous year | -623.1% |
| 1987 | 17.9 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1988 | 124.99 % change on previous year | +598.1% |
| 1989 | -257.73 % change on previous year | -306.2% |
| 1990 | 141.63 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 1991 | -235.65 % change on previous year | -266.4% |
| 1992 | -174.42 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1993 | -220.86 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 220.13 % change on previous year | -199.7% |
| 1995 | -122.41 % change on previous year | -155.6% |
| 1996 | 82.61 % change on previous year | -167.5% |
| 1997 | 682.49 % change on previous year | +726.1% |
| 1998 | -116.56 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1999 | 730.09 % change on previous year | -726.3% |
| 2000 | 26.52 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2001 | 32.65 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2002 | -155.9 % change on previous year | -577.4% |
| 2003 | -109.94 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 123.54 % change on previous year | -212.4% |
| 2005 | 11.72 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 2006 | -25.96 % change on previous year | -321.6% |
| 2007 | -55 % change on previous year | +111.9% |
| 2008 | 271.49 % change on previous year | -593.6% |
| 2009 | -183.97 % change on previous year | -167.8% |
| 2010 | 521.34 % change on previous year | -383.4% |
| 2011 | -113.56 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 2012 | 780.97 % change on previous year | -787.7% |
| 2013 | -8.06 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2014 | -79.98 % change on previous year | +892.4% |
| 2015 | 348.31 % change on previous year | -535.5% |
| 2016 | 99.35 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 2017 | -39.19 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 2018 | 96.44 % change on previous year | -346.1% |
| 2019 | -35.89 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2020 | -102.52 % change on previous year | +185.6% |
| 2022 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 2023 | 24.74 % change on previous year | -1320.7% |
| 2024 | 120.94 % change on previous year | +388.8% |
| 2025 | -49.61 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Seoul 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +2493.4% | 8.55 % change on previous year | 221.77 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -23.12 % change on previous year | -354.02 % change on previous year | 224.34 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 47.46 % change on previous year | -181.29 % change on previous year | 543.65 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -45.56 % change on previous year | -390.14 % change on previous year | 221.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -36.68 % change on previous year | -478.59 % change on previous year | 234.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.71 % change on previous year | -235.65 % change on previous year | 730.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.48 % change on previous year | -183.97 % change on previous year | 271.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.97 % change on previous year | -113.56 % change on previous year | 780.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.7 % change on previous year | -102.52 % change on previous year | 120.94 % change on previous year | 5 |
More reference data data for Seoul
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -23.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 12.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -237.37 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 316.09 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 99.03 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 2,184 Degree days (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 15.72 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -2.52 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 23.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Seoul?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Seoul was -49.61 % 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 Seoul?
- The highest recorded value was 780.97 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Seoul?
- The lowest recorded value was -478.59 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does Seoul rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
- Seoul ranks 273rd out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Seoul?
- Over the last ten years it is down 114.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seoul 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.