Reference Data in Gent 15 indicators covering reference data for Gent. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 21.94 Degree days 2025 down 56.1% 946th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -16.03 Degree days 2025 down 233.2% 811th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 1,374 Degree days 2025 down 21.6% 736th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -622.29 Degree days 2025 down 154.5% 1170th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -93.56 % change on previous year 2025 down 305.8% 969th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -17.96 % change on previous year 2025 down 236.4% 986th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -266.04 % change on previous year 2025 down 231.1% 1128th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -53.93 % change on previous year 2025 down 159.8% 833rd Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 0.6259 Days per year 2024 down 80.7% 1252nd Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -0.77 Days per year 2024 down 141.5% 1028th Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 24.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 2025 down 2.8% 851st Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 100 Percentage of area 2023 up 468.4% 1st Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0.7789 Percentage of built-up area 2022 down 3.8% 116th Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed 7.3 Percentage of national value 2025 down 55.8% 577th Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Uploading speed 43 Percentage of national value 2025 up 230.8% 104th