Reference Data in West 16 indicators covering reference data for West. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 8.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 163.5% 31st Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 114.96 Millimetres per year 2023 up 130.3% 183rd Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.79 Degrees celsius 2023 up 98.6% 145th Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,468 Number 2025 down 17.3% 993rd Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 343.86 Number 2025 up 10.1% 1283rd R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel 5,758 Persons 2023 up 49.1% 139th Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 3,498 Number 2024 up 13.1% 1022nd Road accidents by NUTS 3 region 518 Number 2024 up 1.0% 901st Area by NUTS 3 region 14,283 Square kilometre 2026 unchanged 317th National road freight transport by region of unloading (NUTS 3) and 11,855 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 8.1% 490th National road freight transport by region of loading (NUTS 3) and 11,040 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 8.0% 533rd Police-recorded offences by NUTS 3 region 1 Number 2024 unchanged 949th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region 5.69 million Number 2024 — 422nd Deaths by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 3,498 Number 2024 up 13.1% 1020th Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via 1.61 million Number 2025 up 69.8% 145th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region 5.69 million Number 2024 — 134th