Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2012, Portugal's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 23.4% compared to 2011, reaching 1,385.

Portugal accounts for 42.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,272.

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 9.0% (from 1,270 in 2007).

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