Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2009, Portugal's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 8.9% compared to 2008, reaching 1,192.

Portugal accounts for 37.9% of the EU-27 total of 3,148.

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 fallen by 14.2% (from 1,389 in 2004).

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