Belgium vs New Zealand: Average annual surface temperature
Belgium
11.29 °C
in 2025
New Zealand
11.19 °C
in 2025
Belgium rank
149th
New Zealand rank
152nd
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 11.29 °C against 11.19 °C in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 °C.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belgium ranks 149th and New Zealand ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9.36 °C | 8.9 °C | 0.4663 °C | Belgium |
| 1950s | 9.19 °C | 9.63 °C | 0.4398 °C | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 9.23 °C | 9.61 °C | 0.3832 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9.24 °C | 10.21 °C | 0.9721 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 9.27 °C | 10.31 °C | 1.03 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 9.93 °C | 10.09 °C | 0.1553 °C | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 10.43 °C | 10.25 °C | 0.1793 °C | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.44 °C | 10.72 °C | 0.2774 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 11.21 °C | 11.14 °C | 0.0773 °C | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Belgium or New Zealand?
- Belgium, at 11.29 °C against 11.19 °C in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.1 °C, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Belgium ranks 149th and New Zealand ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.