Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2009, Belgium's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 0.3% compared to 2008, reaching 2,716.

Belgium accounts for 86.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,148.

Belgium ranks 17th 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 2.8% (from 2,794 in 2004).

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