Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Belfast

Belfast: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -462.84 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-462.84 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1,015.9%
Rank
1258th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
587.44 % change on previous year
in 1962
All-time low
-673.73 % change on previous year
in 1995
Years of data
73
1951–2025

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

-5000500195119882025

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

Analysis

Belfast recorded -462.84 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,015.9% on the previous year and down 495.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Belfast peaked at 587.44 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -673.73 % change on previous year, in 1995.

Belfast ranks 1258th of 1290 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 heating in Belfast, year by year

Annual values for Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate in Belfast, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 99.87 % change on previous year
1952 -5.75 % change on previous year -105.8%
1953 -164.98 % change on previous year +2769.0%
1954 213.38 % change on previous year -229.3%
1955 -3.85 % change on previous year -101.8%
1956 -2.34 % change on previous year -39.3%
1957 -159.38 % change on previous year +6718.8%
1958 217.39 % change on previous year -236.4%
1959 -307.86 % change on previous year -241.6%
1960 114.19 % change on previous year -137.1%
1961 -302.92 % change on previous year -365.3%
1962 587.44 % change on previous year -293.9%
1963 32.91 % change on previous year -94.4%
1964 -86.02 % change on previous year -361.4%
1965 423.95 % change on previous year -592.9%
1966 -64.15 % change on previous year -115.1%
1967 -6.89 % change on previous year -89.3%
1968 47.29 % change on previous year -786.2%
1969 194.57 % change on previous year +311.4%
1970 -76.45 % change on previous year -139.3%
1971 -208.16 % change on previous year +172.3%
1972 311.56 % change on previous year -249.7%
1973 -71.14 % change on previous year -122.8%
1974 110.08 % change on previous year -254.7%
1975 -81.66 % change on previous year -174.2%
1976 289.85 % change on previous year -454.9%
1977 69.46 % change on previous year -76.0%
1978 -34.51 % change on previous year -149.7%
1979 279.93 % change on previous year -911.2%
1980 -73.56 % change on previous year -126.3%
1981 58.63 % change on previous year -179.7%
1982 -61.08 % change on previous year -204.2%
1983 -100.1 % change on previous year +63.9%
1985 147.78 % change on previous year -247.6%
1986 51.11 % change on previous year -65.4%
1987 -54.47 % change on previous year -206.6%
1988 -109.91 % change on previous year +101.8%
1989 -470.38 % change on previous year +328.0%
1990 -81.36 % change on previous year -82.7%
1991 87.53 % change on previous year -207.6%
1992 305.6 % change on previous year +249.1%
1993 134.97 % change on previous year -55.8%
1994 -87.84 % change on previous year -165.1%
1995 -673.73 % change on previous year +667.0%
1996 304.4 % change on previous year -145.2%
1997 -237.05 % change on previous year -177.9%
1998 26.41 % change on previous year -111.1%
1999 33.95 % change on previous year +28.6%
2000 131.5 % change on previous year +287.3%
2001 73.73 % change on previous year -43.9%
2002 -402.14 % change on previous year -645.4%
2003 8.41 % change on previous year -102.1%
2004 9.15 % change on previous year +8.9%
2005 -22.35 % change on previous year -344.1%
2006 11 % change on previous year -149.2%
2007 -74.94 % change on previous year -781.0%
2008 109.31 % change on previous year -245.9%
2009 -101.14 % change on previous year -192.5%
2011 -138.35 % change on previous year +36.8%
2012 134.13 % change on previous year -196.9%
2013 160.64 % change on previous year +19.8%
2014 -253.49 % change on previous year -257.8%
2015 116.93 % change on previous year -146.1%
2016 -344.98 % change on previous year -395.0%
2017 -169.7 % change on previous year -50.8%
2018 69.95 % change on previous year -141.2%
2019 -117.94 % change on previous year -268.6%
2020 0.1414 % change on previous year -100.1%
2021 -19.16 % change on previous year -13645.5%
2022 -92.43 % change on previous year +382.5%
2023 25.74 % change on previous year -127.9%
2024 50.53 % change on previous year +96.3%
2025 -462.84 % change on previous year -1015.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -12.61 % change on previous year -307.86 % change on previous year 217.39 % change on previous year 9
1960s 94.04 % change on previous year -302.92 % change on previous year 587.44 % change on previous year 10
1970s 58.9 % change on previous year -208.16 % change on previous year 311.56 % change on previous year 10
1980s -68 % change on previous year -470.38 % change on previous year 147.78 % change on previous year 9
1990s -18.71 % change on previous year -673.73 % change on previous year 305.6 % change on previous year 10
2000s -25.75 % change on previous year -402.14 % change on previous year 131.5 % change on previous year 10
2010s -60.31 % change on previous year -344.98 % change on previous year 160.64 % change on previous year 9
2020s -83 % change on previous year -462.84 % change on previous year 50.53 % change on previous year 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Belfast?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Belfast was -462.84 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Belfast?
The highest recorded value was 587.44 % change on previous year in 1962.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Belfast?
The lowest recorded value was -673.73 % change on previous year in 1995.
How does Belfast rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Belfast ranks 1258th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Belfast?
Over the last ten years it is down 495.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belfast data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 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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Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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1,308 places, 92,820 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 heating 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.