Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2008, Portugal's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 2.9% compared to 2007, reaching 1,308.

Portugal accounts for 42.6% of the EU-27 total of 3,073.

Portugal ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.6% (from 1,275 in 2003).

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