Houston: statistics and indicators

56 indicators and 1,847 data points for Houston, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

Indicators
56
Data points
1,847

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Key indicators for Houston

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -6.9 % change on previous year 2025 163rd volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 61.48 Degree days 2025 280th volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 971.31 Degree days 2025 77th rising
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 366.77 Degree days 2025 1100th falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -57.57 Degree days 2025 198th volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 2.93 Degrees celsius 2025 244th volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 23.51 Degrees celsius 2025 112th rising
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -53.95 % change on previous year 2025 293rd volatile
Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.1 Percentage change 2025 66th volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 49.56 % change on previous year 2025 224th volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 18.24 % change on previous year 2025 86th volatile
Heat stress - Cities and FUAs — Mean population exposure to heat 188.21 Days per year 2025 88th rising
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 20.42 Days per year 2024 175th rising
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 6.39 Days per year 2024 113th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 14.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 13th falling
Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 1.55 Degrees celsius 2060 946th rising
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.19 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 76th rising
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 8.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 13th rising
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 22.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 7th falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 21.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 7th falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 1.83 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 20th falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 8.23 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 8th rising
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 55.83 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 7th falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 8.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 8th rising
Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 23.07 Degrees celsius 2060 105th flat
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 1.68 % change on previous year 2024 252nd volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 1.21 % change on previous year 2024 303rd volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from -0.1163 % change on previous year 2024 1157th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road -0.2424 % change on previous year 2024 1147th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 1.52 % change on previous year 2024 260th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 1.55 % change on previous year 2024 255th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from -5 % change on previous year 2024 977th volatile
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 3.42 % change on previous year 2024 137th volatile
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 18.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 2024 1039th rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs 5.97 million Persons 2024 17th rising
Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 1.63 Percentage of area 2023 251st volatile
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 3.66 million Persons 2023 15th rising
Labour market - FUAs — Employment 3.51 million Persons 2023 15th rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 3.40 million Persons 2022 11th rising
Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 26.9 Percentage of population 2023 51st rising
Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0.0004 Percentage of built-up area 2022 274th rising
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 1,509 Patents 2022 10th rising
Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 711 Square kilometres 2030 9th rising
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons 2.34 million Persons 2023 8th rising
Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Uploading speed 48.7 Percentage of national value 2025 78th rising
Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed 17.3 Percentage of national value 2025 260th falling
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 35.26 Degrees celsius 2024 279th flat
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 29.15 Degrees celsius 2024 212th flat
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 23.91 Degrees celsius 2024 44th flat
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 8.73 Degrees celsius 2024 172nd rising
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 17.8 Degrees celsius 2024 84th rising
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 19.75 Degrees celsius 2024 195th rising
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 45.87 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 1260th volatile
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 20.82 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 788th volatile
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 40.02 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 557th volatile
Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 11.48 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 1034th volatile

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