Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Ottawa
Ottawa: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 89.51 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
89.51 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 261.8%
Rank
99th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
878.63 % change on previous year
in 1985
All-time low
-727.32 % change on previous year
in 1953
Years of data
68
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Ottawa, 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 heating in Ottawa is 89.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 261.8% on the previous year and up 230.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Ottawa peaked at 878.63 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -727.32 % change on previous year, in 1953.
Ottawa ranks 99th of 1290 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Ottawa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -113.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -201.18 % change on previous year | +77.3% |
| 1953 | -727.32 % change on previous year | +261.5% |
| 1954 | 137.28 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 1955 | 17.33 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 1956 | 9.64 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1957 | -134.49 % change on previous year | -1494.9% |
| 1958 | 385.39 % change on previous year | -386.6% |
| 1959 | 41.72 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1960 | -129.78 % change on previous year | -411.1% |
| 1961 | 145.59 % change on previous year | -212.2% |
| 1962 | 689.91 % change on previous year | +373.9% |
| 1963 | 27.63 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1964 | -95.88 % change on previous year | -447.0% |
| 1966 | -100.41 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 18.48 % change on previous year | -118.4% |
| 1969 | 18.21 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 44.77 % change on previous year | +145.8% |
| 1971 | -21.2 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 1972 | 91.2 % change on previous year | -530.3% |
| 1973 | -136.75 % change on previous year | -249.9% |
| 1974 | 199.85 % change on previous year | -246.1% |
| 1975 | -92.04 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 1977 | -97.34 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1979 | -95.03 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1981 | -105.08 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 574.93 % change on previous year | -647.2% |
| 1983 | -38.61 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 1984 | -71.15 % change on previous year | +84.3% |
| 1985 | 878.63 % change on previous year | -1335.0% |
| 1986 | -75.2 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1987 | -398.63 % change on previous year | +430.1% |
| 1988 | 152.16 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1989 | 594.86 % change on previous year | +290.9% |
| 1990 | -176.03 % change on previous year | -129.6% |
| 1991 | 37.43 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1992 | 242.72 % change on previous year | +548.5% |
| 1993 | -11.2 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 1994 | -26.37 % change on previous year | +135.5% |
| 1995 | -64.8 % change on previous year | +145.7% |
| 1996 | 108.48 % change on previous year | -267.4% |
| 1997 | 55.77 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1998 | -352.61 % change on previous year | -732.2% |
| 1999 | 62.78 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 2000 | 129.82 % change on previous year | +106.8% |
| 2001 | -589.04 % change on previous year | -553.7% |
| 2002 | 59.17 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 2003 | 275.02 % change on previous year | +364.8% |
| 2004 | -42.34 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2005 | -83.25 % change on previous year | +96.6% |
| 2007 | 109.46 % change on previous year | -231.5% |
| 2008 | -78.98 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 2010 | -597.28 % change on previous year | +656.3% |
| 2011 | 47.41 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 2012 | -80.22 % change on previous year | -269.2% |
| 2013 | 114.1 % change on previous year | -242.2% |
| 2014 | 153.79 % change on previous year | +34.8% |
| 2015 | -68.59 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2016 | -478.8 % change on previous year | +598.0% |
| 2017 | 0.656 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2018 | 132.42 % change on previous year | +20086.1% |
| 2019 | 212.2 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 2020 | -281.35 % change on previous year | -232.6% |
| 2021 | -46.2 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 2022 | 62.57 % change on previous year | -235.4% |
| 2023 | -112.08 % change on previous year | -279.1% |
| 2024 | -55.33 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
| 2025 | 89.51 % change on previous year | -261.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -65.01 % change on previous year | -727.32 % change on previous year | 385.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 71.72 % change on previous year | -129.78 % change on previous year | 689.91 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -13.32 % change on previous year | -136.75 % change on previous year | 199.85 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 167.99 % change on previous year | -398.63 % change on previous year | 878.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -12.38 % change on previous year | -352.61 % change on previous year | 242.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -27.52 % change on previous year | -589.04 % change on previous year | 275.02 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | -56.43 % change on previous year | -597.28 % change on previous year | 212.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -57.15 % change on previous year | -281.35 % change on previous year | 89.51 % 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 Ottawa?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Ottawa was 89.51 % 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 Ottawa?
- The highest recorded value was 878.63 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Ottawa?
- The lowest recorded value was -727.32 % change on previous year in 1953.
- How does Ottawa rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Ottawa ranks 99th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Ottawa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ottawa 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.
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- 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.