Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Gent
Gent: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -93.56 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-93.56 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 474.8%
Rank
969th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
854.62 % change on previous year
in 1996
All-time low
-786.41 % change on previous year
in 1961
Years of data
71
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Gent, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Gent recorded -93.56 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2025.
The figure is down 474.8% on the previous year and down 305.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Gent peaked at 854.62 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -786.41 % change on previous year, in 1961.
That places Gent 969th 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 Gent, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -60.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 193.08 % change on previous year | -417.8% |
| 1953 | -69.97 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 1954 | 158.85 % change on previous year | -327.0% |
| 1955 | 102.49 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1956 | 10.09 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 1957 | -105.95 % change on previous year | -1149.9% |
| 1958 | 586.19 % change on previous year | -653.3% |
| 1959 | -150.5 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 1960 | 80.79 % change on previous year | -153.7% |
| 1961 | -786.41 % change on previous year | -1073.4% |
| 1962 | 495.94 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 1963 | 26.95 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 1964 | -60.39 % change on previous year | -324.1% |
| 1965 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 1966 | -68.76 % change on previous year | -1173.1% |
| 1967 | -61.49 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 734.05 % change on previous year | -1293.8% |
| 1969 | 40.8 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1970 | -44.99 % change on previous year | -210.3% |
| 1971 | -59.46 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 1972 | 104.4 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 1973 | 21.16 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 1974 | -127.95 % change on previous year | -704.7% |
| 1975 | 333.35 % change on previous year | -360.5% |
| 1976 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1977 | -96.33 % change on previous year | -1963.6% |
| 1979 | 97.64 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 1980 | -47.04 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1981 | -39.55 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1982 | -61.89 % change on previous year | +56.5% |
| 1983 | -44.34 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1984 | 233.39 % change on previous year | -626.4% |
| 1985 | 410.12 % change on previous year | +75.7% |
| 1986 | -35.49 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 1987 | 20.95 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 1988 | -153.66 % change on previous year | -833.6% |
| 1989 | 9.67 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 1990 | -57.46 % change on previous year | -694.3% |
| 1991 | 148.72 % change on previous year | -358.8% |
| 1992 | -125.59 % change on previous year | -184.4% |
| 1993 | 220.48 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 1994 | -518.24 % change on previous year | -335.0% |
| 1995 | 66.24 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 1996 | 854.62 % change on previous year | +1190.2% |
| 1997 | -99.67 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 1999 | -101.6 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2000 | -23.44 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2001 | 96.7 % change on previous year | -512.6% |
| 2003 | 97.4 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -735.44 % change on previous year | -855.0% |
| 2005 | -123.57 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 2006 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 2007 | -183.81 % change on previous year | -5268.8% |
| 2008 | 80.18 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 2010 | 747.59 % change on previous year | +15794.5% |
| 2011 | -176.93 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 2012 | 94.42 % change on previous year | -153.4% |
| 2014 | -328.86 % change on previous year | -448.3% |
| 2015 | 45.47 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2016 | 59.26 % change on previous year | +30.3% |
| 2017 | -150.54 % change on previous year | -354.0% |
| 2018 | 17.97 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2019 | -28.33 % change on previous year | -257.6% |
| 2020 | -64.88 % change on previous year | +129.0% |
| 2021 | 83.23 % change on previous year | -228.3% |
| 2022 | -421.01 % change on previous year | -605.8% |
| 2023 | 26.93 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2024 | -16.28 % change on previous year | -160.4% |
| 2025 | -93.56 % change on previous year | +474.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.72 % change on previous year | -150.5 % change on previous year | 586.19 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 40.79 % change on previous year | -786.41 % change on previous year | 734.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.89 % change on previous year | -127.95 % change on previous year | 333.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.22 % change on previous year | -153.66 % change on previous year | 410.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.06 % change on previous year | -518.24 % change on previous year | 854.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -87.08 % change on previous year | -735.44 % change on previous year | 97.4 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.12 % change on previous year | -328.86 % change on previous year | 747.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -80.93 % change on previous year | -421.01 % change on previous year | 83.23 % 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 Gent?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Gent was -93.56 % 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 Gent?
- The highest recorded value was 854.62 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Gent?
- The lowest recorded value was -786.41 % change on previous year in 1961.
- How does Gent rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Gent ranks 969th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Gent?
- Over the last ten years it is down 305.8%. 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 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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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
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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.