Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2002, Belgium's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 7.1% compared to 2001, reaching 2,540.

Belgium accounts for 81.9% of the EU-27 total of 3,100.

Belgium ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.3% (from 2,770 in 1997).

Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_chdd_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.