CLIMATE · COOLING · CDD

Cooling degree days in Belgium

Track theoretical climate-related cooling needs and compare the country’s NUTS 2 statistical regions.

2025 · Eurostat nrg_chddr2_a
National value26.3CDD · 2025
EU-27127.82025
Gap vs EU-27-79.4 %
NUTS 2 regions11NUTS 2
1980 → 2025

Cooling degree-day trend

Annual country history compared with EU-27.

19802025150.3
BelgiumEU-27

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NUTS 2 · 2025

NUTS 2 regions ranked by CDD

The regional ranking uses the same year as the national value. NUTS 2 are European statistical units and do not always match current administrative regions.

RankStatistical regionNUTSDegree days
#1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest BE10 42.8 Region page →
#2 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant BE24 39.1 Region page →
#3 Prov. Limburg (BE) BE22 37.9 Region page →
#4 Prov. Brabant wallon BE31 31.7 Region page →
#5 Prov. Antwerpen BE21 30.3 Region page →
#6 Prov. Namur BE35 30.0 Region page →
#7 Prov. Liège BE33 27.4 Region page →
#8 Prov. Hainaut BE32 25.8 Region page →
#9 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen BE23 19.2 Region page →
#10 Prov. Luxembourg (BE) BE34 19.0 Region page →
#11 Prov. West-Vlaanderen BE25 14.9 Region page →
METHODOLOGY

What does a high CDD mean?

A high Cooling Degree Days level indicates stronger climate pressure for cooling. It does not measure actual air-conditioning electricity consumption.

Eurostat · nrg_chddr2_a · CDD · 2025.