Temperature change in Belgium

In 2025, the land surface of Belgium was 2.19 °C warmer than the 1951 to 1980 average.

Measure: Temperature change on land compared with 1951 to 1980 Unit: °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Belgium, 2025 2.19e (Estimate) °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
Change from 2024 −0.41°C 2024: 2.60 °C
World, 2025 1.88 °Ce (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 2.17 °C Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 28th of 199 See the full ranking

Temperature change in Belgium over time

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°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Temperature change on land compared with 1951 to 1980 (°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average), 2001 to 2025
Period BelgiumWorld
2025 2.19 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.88 °Ce (Estimated value)
2024 2.60 °Ce (Estimated value) 2.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2023 2.43 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.77 °Ce (Estimated value)
2022 2.79 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.38 °Ce (Estimated value)
2021 1.19 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.47 °Ce (Estimated value)
2020 2.55 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.66 °Ce (Estimated value)
2019 2.06 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.43 °Ce (Estimated value)
2018 2.18 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.24 °Ce (Estimated value)
2017 1.72 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.42 °Ce (Estimated value)
2016 1.88 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.68 °Ce (Estimated value)
2015 1.36 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.40 °Ce (Estimated value)
2014 2.41 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2013 0.46 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2012 1.13 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2011 1.28 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2010 0.22 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.28 °Ce (Estimated value)
2009 1.15 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2008 1.25 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.92 °Ce (Estimated value)
2007 1.88 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.19 °Ce (Estimated value)
2006 1.40 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.05 °Ce (Estimated value)
2005 1.19 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2004 1.09 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.89 °Ce (Estimated value)
2003 1.52 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.91 °Ce (Estimated value)
2002 1.39 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.99 °Ce (Estimated value)
2001 1.33 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.85 °Ce (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.41 from 2.60 °C in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.36 °C, the figure has changed by +0.83.
  • Among the 199 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.88 °C.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
ET · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Months Code=7020 Element Code=7271
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0