Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Edinburgh
Edinburgh: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -459.82 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-459.82 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 4,072.2%
Rank
1257th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
779.66 % change on previous year
in 1996
All-time low
-588.48 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
72
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Edinburgh, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Edinburgh stood at -459.82 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 4,072.2% on the previous year and down 673.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Edinburgh peaked at 779.66 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -588.48 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places Edinburgh 1257th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 Edinburgh, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 14.07 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 44.57 % change on previous year | +216.8% |
| 1953 | -153.45 % change on previous year | -444.3% |
| 1954 | 209.9 % change on previous year | -236.8% |
| 1955 | 24.17 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 1956 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 1957 | -134.56 % change on previous year | -3340.9% |
| 1958 | 305.73 % change on previous year | -327.2% |
| 1959 | -208.46 % change on previous year | -168.2% |
| 1960 | 137.56 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 1961 | -106.75 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 1963 | 46.54 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 1964 | -77.22 % change on previous year | -265.9% |
| 1965 | 209.74 % change on previous year | -371.6% |
| 1966 | -42.41 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 1967 | -77.79 % change on previous year | +83.4% |
| 1968 | 502.03 % change on previous year | -745.4% |
| 1969 | 40.55 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1970 | -50.11 % change on previous year | -223.6% |
| 1971 | -150.2 % change on previous year | +199.7% |
| 1972 | 221.51 % change on previous year | -247.5% |
| 1973 | -26.53 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1974 | -7.83 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1975 | -67.21 % change on previous year | +758.4% |
| 1976 | 185.82 % change on previous year | -376.5% |
| 1977 | 172.73 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1978 | -22.75 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1979 | 193.74 % change on previous year | -951.4% |
| 1980 | -67.51 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 1981 | 56.49 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 1982 | -59.61 % change on previous year | -205.5% |
| 1983 | -60.61 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1984 | -46.94 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1986 | 24.9 % change on previous year | -153.0% |
| 1987 | -34.04 % change on previous year | -236.7% |
| 1988 | -118.46 % change on previous year | +248.0% |
| 1989 | -190.46 % change on previous year | +60.8% |
| 1990 | -84.79 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1991 | 102.13 % change on previous year | -220.5% |
| 1992 | 731.9 % change on previous year | +616.6% |
| 1993 | 300.53 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 1994 | -79.82 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1995 | -175.1 % change on previous year | +119.4% |
| 1996 | 779.66 % change on previous year | -545.3% |
| 1997 | -224.16 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1998 | 38.22 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1999 | 23.18 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 2000 | 74.34 % change on previous year | +220.7% |
| 2001 | 397.76 % change on previous year | +435.0% |
| 2002 | -340.45 % change on previous year | -185.6% |
| 2003 | -10.12 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6431 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2005 | 8.56 % change on previous year | +1230.7% |
| 2006 | -9.67 % change on previous year | -213.0% |
| 2007 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 2008 | 100.36 % change on previous year | -2921.0% |
| 2010 | 646.32 % change on previous year | +544.0% |
| 2011 | -154.22 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 2012 | 162.37 % change on previous year | -205.3% |
| 2013 | -52.83 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 2014 | -588.48 % change on previous year | +1013.9% |
| 2015 | 80.19 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2016 | 17.77 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 2017 | -330.63 % change on previous year | -1961.0% |
| 2018 | 45.58 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2019 | -50.34 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2020 | -14.83 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2021 | 32.36 % change on previous year | -318.2% |
| 2022 | -192.64 % change on previous year | -695.3% |
| 2023 | 55.05 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2024 | 11.58 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2025 | -459.82 % change on previous year | -4072.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.79 % change on previous year | -208.46 % change on previous year | 305.73 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 70.25 % change on previous year | -106.75 % change on previous year | 502.03 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.92 % change on previous year | -150.2 % change on previous year | 221.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -55.14 % change on previous year | -190.46 % change on previous year | 56.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 141.18 % change on previous year | -224.16 % change on previous year | 779.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.21 % change on previous year | -340.45 % change on previous year | 397.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -22.43 % change on previous year | -588.48 % change on previous year | 646.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -94.72 % change on previous year | -459.82 % change on previous year | 55.05 % change on previous year | 6 |
More reference data data for Edinburgh
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 0 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -1.59 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 1,766 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -878.93 Degree days (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 2.1 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -0.7621 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 22.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2024)
- Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 4.7 Percentage of area (2023)
- Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0.0077 Percentage of built-up area (2022)
- Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed 1 Percentage of national value (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Edinburgh?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Edinburgh was -459.82 % 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 Edinburgh?
- The highest recorded value was 779.66 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Edinburgh?
- The lowest recorded value was -588.48 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Edinburgh rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Edinburgh ranks 1257th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Edinburgh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 673.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Edinburgh 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 72 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 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 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.