Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2009, Italy's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 2.2% compared to 2008, reaching 2,028.

Italy accounts for 64.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,148.

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 2.3% (from 2,077 in 2004).

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