Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2012, Italy's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 5.1% compared to 2011, reaching 2,034.

Italy accounts for 62.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,272.

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 grown by 6.8% (from 1,904 in 2007).

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