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

Essen: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -20.11 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-20.11 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
590th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
857.57 % change on previous year
in 1978
All-time low
-507.36 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
70
1951–2025

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

-50005001.0k195119882025

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 heating in Essen is -20.11 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 141.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Essen peaked at 857.57 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -507.36 % change on previous year, in 2014.

Essen ranks 590th of 1290 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Essen, 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 Essen, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -88.58 % change on previous year
1953 -106.39 % change on previous year +20.1%
1955 105.1 % change on previous year -198.8%
1956 21.81 % change on previous year -79.3%
1957 -104.24 % change on previous year -578.0%
1958 804.58 % change on previous year -871.9%
1959 -177.38 % change on previous year -122.0%
1960 71.84 % change on previous year -140.5%
1961 -254.47 % change on previous year -454.2%
1962 492.09 % change on previous year -293.4%
1963 19.27 % change on previous year -96.1%
1964 -64.37 % change on previous year -434.1%
1965 18.1 % change on previous year -128.1%
1966 -76.06 % change on previous year -520.1%
1967 -114.08 % change on previous year +50.0%
1969 95.47 % change on previous year -183.7%
1970 -29.42 % change on previous year -130.8%
1971 -73.29 % change on previous year +149.1%
1972 124.67 % change on previous year -270.1%
1973 33.87 % change on previous year -72.8%
1974 -124.54 % change on previous year -467.7%
1975 179.23 % change on previous year -243.9%
1976 205.43 % change on previous year +14.6%
1977 -121.65 % change on previous year -159.2%
1978 857.57 % change on previous year -805.0%
1979 84.44 % change on previous year -90.2%
1980 -41.95 % change on previous year -149.7%
1981 -19.22 % change on previous year -54.2%
1982 -108.93 % change on previous year +466.8%
1983 252.44 % change on previous year -331.7%
1984 388.29 % change on previous year +53.8%
1985 260.51 % change on previous year -32.9%
1986 -41.52 % change on previous year -115.9%
1987 40.72 % change on previous year -198.1%
1988 -144.74 % change on previous year -455.4%
1989 -35 % change on previous year -75.8%
1990 -19.86 % change on previous year -43.2%
1991 129.13 % change on previous year -750.1%
1992 -172.08 % change on previous year -233.3%
1993 200.9 % change on previous year -216.7%
1994 -412.64 % change on previous year -305.4%
1995 87.45 % change on previous year -121.2%
1997 -91.03 % change on previous year -204.1%
1998 -252.77 % change on previous year +177.7%
1999 -175.82 % change on previous year -30.4%
2000 -68.79 % change on previous year -60.9%
2001 84.34 % change on previous year -222.6%
2002 -391.15 % change on previous year -563.8%
2003 88.14 % change on previous year -122.5%
2004 77.22 % change on previous year -12.4%
2006 -18.43 % change on previous year -123.9%
2007 -146.51 % change on previous year +695.1%
2008 71.96 % change on previous year -149.1%
2009 26.14 % change on previous year -63.7%
2010 707.67 % change on previous year +2607.7%
2011 -169.9 % change on previous year -124.0%
2012 82.77 % change on previous year -148.7%
2013 340.66 % change on previous year +311.6%
2014 -507.36 % change on previous year -248.9%
2015 48.18 % change on previous year -109.5%
2016 55.28 % change on previous year +14.7%
2017 -97.33 % change on previous year -276.1%
2018 -28.91 % change on previous year -70.3%
2019 -3.16 % change on previous year -89.1%
2020 -55.04 % change on previous year +1639.9%
2021 85.23 % change on previous year -254.8%
2022 -493.88 % change on previous year -679.5%
2023 24.97 % change on previous year -105.1%
2024 -19.55 % change on previous year -178.3%
2025 -20.11 % change on previous year +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 64.99 % change on previous year -177.38 % change on previous year 804.58 % change on previous year 7
1960s 20.87 % change on previous year -254.47 % change on previous year 492.09 % change on previous year 9
1970s 113.63 % change on previous year -124.54 % change on previous year 857.57 % change on previous year 10
1980s 55.06 % change on previous year -144.74 % change on previous year 388.29 % change on previous year 10
1990s -78.52 % change on previous year -412.64 % change on previous year 200.9 % change on previous year 9
2000s -30.79 % change on previous year -391.15 % change on previous year 88.14 % change on previous year 9
2010s 42.79 % change on previous year -507.36 % change on previous year 707.67 % change on previous year 10
2020s -79.73 % change on previous year -493.88 % change on previous year 85.23 % 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 Essen?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Essen was -20.11 % 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 Essen?
The highest recorded value was 857.57 % change on previous year in 1978.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Essen?
The lowest recorded value was -507.36 % change on previous year in 2014.
How does Essen rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Essen ranks 590th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Essen?
Over the last ten years it is down 141.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Essen 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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Indicator
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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Coverage
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.