Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2012, Portugal's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 15.5% compared to 2011, reaching 168.9.

Portugal accounts for 151.9% of the EU-27 total of 111.2.

Portugal ranks 10th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 54.4% (from 109.4 in 2007).

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