Land Surface Temperature in Belgium
Belgium: Land Surface Temperature was 14.34 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
14.34
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
165th
of 191 countries
All-time high
17.28
in 2020
All-time low
13.59
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Land Surface Temperature in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 14.34 for land surface temperature in 2021.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land surface temperature in Belgium peaked at 17.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.59, in 2001.
That places Belgium 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.94 | 13.59 | 16.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.34 | 14.09 | 16.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.81 | 14.34 | 17.28 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 162 Luxembourg 14.59 compare
- 163 New Zealand 14.44 compare
- 164 Netherlands 14.41 compare
- 166 Germany 14.06 compare
- 167 Slovakia 13.94 compare
- 168 Mongolia 13.87 compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land surface temperature in Belgium?
- Land surface temperature in Belgium was 14.34 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest land surface temperature recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest land surface temperature recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.59 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for land surface temperature?
- Belgium ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is land surface temperature rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Land Surface Temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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