Belgium vs France: Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change
Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.61 Degrees celsius against 1.6 Degrees celsius in France, a difference of 0.01 Degrees celsius.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 56th and France ranks 58th of 263 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.36 Degrees celsius | -0.869 Degrees celsius | 0.4889 Degrees celsius | France |
| 1980s | -0.6133 Degrees celsius | -0.4631 Degrees celsius | 0.1502 Degrees celsius | France |
| 1990s | 0.0482 Degrees celsius | 0.0396 Degrees celsius | 0.0086 Degrees celsius | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5468 Degrees celsius | 0.3629 Degrees celsius | 0.1839 Degrees celsius | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.561 Degrees celsius | 0.6025 Degrees celsius | 0.0415 Degrees celsius | France |
| 2020s | 1.28 Degrees celsius | 1.25 Degrees celsius | 0.0305 Degrees celsius | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 1.61 Degrees celsius against 1.6 Degrees celsius in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change between Belgium and France?
- 0.01 Degrees celsius, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change?
- Belgium ranks 56th and France ranks 58th of 263 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of changes in average temperature by providing the temperature anomaly, days with above-average temperatures and days with below-average temperatures. Exposure indicators to extreme temperature have been prepared jointly by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset also provides a global assessment of extreme temperatures through the use of a variety of climate indices, including hot days, tropical nights, the Universal Thermal Climate Index and icing days. The datasets span the period 1979-2022, depending on data availability and are the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Data Store temperature data (ERA5) and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation