Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2008, Italy's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 4.3% compared to 2007, reaching 1,986.

Italy accounts for 64.6% of the EU-27 total of 3,073.

Italy ranks 22nd 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 5.2% (from 2,094 in 2003).

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