Chicago: statistics and indicators

56 indicators and 1,849 data points for Chicago, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

Indicators
56
Data points
1,849

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Key indicators for Chicago

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -29.86 % change on previous year 2025 529th volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -59.97 Degree days 2025 1148th volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 173.34 Degree days 2025 534th rising
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 2,539 Degree days 2025 162nd falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -204.02 Degree days 2025 466th volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 1.45 Degrees celsius 2025 474th volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 11.39 Degrees celsius 2025 716th rising
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -533.66 % change on previous year 2025 1268th volatile
Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1 Percentage change 2025 391st volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 56.04 % change on previous year 2025 211th volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 11.41 % change on previous year 2025 177th volatile
Heat stress - Cities and FUAs — Mean population exposure to heat 52 Days per year 2025 542nd rising
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 9.95 Days per year 2024 472nd rising
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 0.1892 Days per year 2024 818th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 21.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 5th falling
Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 2.02 Degrees celsius 2060 344th rising
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 44th rising
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 15.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 5th falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 33.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 2nd falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 33.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 2nd falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 4.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 4th falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 11.36 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 4th rising
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 87.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 4th falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 11.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 4th rising
Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 12.3 Degrees celsius 2060 789th flat
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 1.49 % change on previous year 2024 283rd volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 1.26 % change on previous year 2024 292nd volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from -0.0835 % change on previous year 2024 1153rd volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road -0.1757 % change on previous year 2024 1143rd volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.9221 % change on previous year 2024 338th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.9343 % change on previous year 2024 336th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0 % change on previous year 2024 7th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 3.91 % change on previous year 2024 92nd volatile
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 25.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 2024 784th rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs 8.74 million Persons 2024 10th flat
Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 0 Percentage of area 2023 271st flat
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 4.93 million Persons 2023 12th flat
Labour market - FUAs — Employment 4.71 million Persons 2023 11th rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 4.70 million Persons 2022 7th rising
Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 19.1 Percentage of population 2023 138th flat
Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0 Percentage of built-up area 2022 277th flat
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 1,178 Patents 2022 14th flat
Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 1,203 Square kilometres 2030 4th rising
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons 3.61 million Persons 2023 4th flat
Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Uploading speed -23.7 Percentage of national value 2025 1090th flat
Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed 5.2 Percentage of national value 2025 666th rising
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 30.06 Degrees celsius 2024 672nd flat
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.85 Degrees celsius 2024 639th rising
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 17.16 Degrees celsius 2024 583rd flat
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -3.23 Degrees celsius 2024 1082nd rising
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.51 Degrees celsius 2024 786th rising
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 7.07 Degrees celsius 2024 725th volatile
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 49.87 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 1203rd volatile
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 21.22 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 784th volatile
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 28.17 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 1005th volatile
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 11.09 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 1043rd volatile

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