Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Seoul
Seoul: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 12.39 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
12.39 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 116.6%
Rank
378th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
653.14 % change on previous year
in 1961
All-time low
-721.62 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
71
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Seoul, 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 Seoul stood at 12.39 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 116.6% on the previous year and up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Seoul peaked at 653.14 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -721.62 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Seoul ranks 378th 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 Seoul, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 53.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 49.08 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1953 | -24.52 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1954 | -136.55 % change on previous year | +456.9% |
| 1955 | 290.83 % change on previous year | -313.0% |
| 1956 | 394.42 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 1957 | -39.52 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1958 | -42.4 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1959 | -117.06 % change on previous year | +176.1% |
| 1960 | 53.61 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 1961 | 653.14 % change on previous year | +1118.3% |
| 1962 | 27.31 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 1963 | 200.87 % change on previous year | +635.5% |
| 1964 | -79.9 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 1965 | 301.17 % change on previous year | -476.9% |
| 1966 | -34.53 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1967 | 78.55 % change on previous year | -327.4% |
| 1968 | -61.01 % change on previous year | -177.7% |
| 1969 | 351.77 % change on previous year | -676.6% |
| 1970 | -46.98 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1971 | -44.19 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1972 | -117.06 % change on previous year | +164.9% |
| 1973 | 151.35 % change on previous year | -229.3% |
| 1975 | -138.59 % change on previous year | -191.6% |
| 1976 | 278.3 % change on previous year | -300.8% |
| 1977 | -88.39 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 1978 | -71.11 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 411.77 % change on previous year | -679.1% |
| 1981 | 20.31 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1982 | -119.72 % change on previous year | -689.5% |
| 1983 | 127.67 % change on previous year | -206.6% |
| 1985 | -15.34 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1986 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 1987 | -80.74 % change on previous year | +4063.0% |
| 1988 | 63.66 % change on previous year | -178.8% |
| 1989 | -367.01 % change on previous year | -676.5% |
| 1990 | 36.23 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1991 | 142.54 % change on previous year | +293.4% |
| 1992 | -240.03 % change on previous year | -268.4% |
| 1993 | 89.76 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1995 | 116.92 % change on previous year | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 400.86 % change on previous year | +242.9% |
| 1997 | -132.22 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1998 | -721.62 % change on previous year | +445.8% |
| 1999 | 61.06 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2000 | 150.37 % change on previous year | +146.3% |
| 2001 | 74.41 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2002 | -169.95 % change on previous year | -328.4% |
| 2003 | -86.2 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 2004 | -16.43 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2005 | 188.49 % change on previous year | -1247.4% |
| 2006 | -207.72 % change on previous year | -210.2% |
| 2007 | -38.03 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 2008 | 44.08 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 2009 | 8.25 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 2010 | 265.42 % change on previous year | +3118.2% |
| 2011 | -37.63 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2012 | 91.39 % change on previous year | -342.9% |
| 2013 | -17.85 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2014 | -198.43 % change on previous year | +1011.9% |
| 2015 | -41.91 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 2016 | 36.23 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 2017 | 68.73 % change on previous year | +89.7% |
| 2018 | 215.47 % change on previous year | +213.5% |
| 2019 | -434.59 % change on previous year | -301.7% |
| 2020 | -12.06 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2021 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 2022 | 74.72 % change on previous year | -1630.0% |
| 2023 | -155.61 % change on previous year | -308.3% |
| 2024 | -74.57 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 2025 | 12.39 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.51 % change on previous year | -136.55 % change on previous year | 394.42 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 149.1 % change on previous year | -79.9 % change on previous year | 653.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -9.58 % change on previous year | -138.59 % change on previous year | 278.3 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.3 % change on previous year | -367.01 % change on previous year | 411.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -27.39 % change on previous year | -721.62 % change on previous year | 400.86 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -5.27 % change on previous year | -207.72 % change on previous year | 188.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.32 % change on previous year | -434.59 % change on previous year | 265.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.67 % change on previous year | -155.61 % change on previous year | 74.72 % 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 Seoul?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Seoul was 12.39 % 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 Seoul?
- The highest recorded value was 653.14 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Seoul?
- The lowest recorded value was -721.62 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Seoul rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Seoul ranks 378th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Seoul?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seoul 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
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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.