Environment in Belgium

4,245 indicators covering environment for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 224.74 kg/ha 2023 down 23.4% 9th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 17,058 t 2023 down 21.9% 41st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 19.25 kg/ha 2023 down 26.1% 27th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 124,155 t 2023 down 10.7% 30th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 140.07 kg/ha 2023 down 15.6% 11th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 29.73 % 2023 up 11.7% 151st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 51.46 % 2023 up 8.3% 122nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 33.8 % 2023 up 4.3% 151st
Arable land use per person 0.0733 hectares per person 2023 up 0.2% 135th
Forest area 670,520 hectares 2025 down 2.7% 137th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 down 1.8% 137th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.5641 2023 up 333.5% 25th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 151.1% 33rd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 6.69 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 22.8% 4th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 6.79 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 0.0% 3rd
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 24.5% 29th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.5% 15th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.1% 12th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.9% 21st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.9% 141st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.6% 99th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.1% 126th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.2% 74th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.5% 8th
Plywood and LVL — Production 78,000 m3 2024 up 223.2% 62nd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 88.1% 75th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.2% 20th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.5% 20th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.1085 1000 USD per person 2024 up 5.4% 5th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.1364 t per person 2024 up 11.8% 4th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 65.7% 6th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 1.76 t per square kilometre 2023 down 72.1% 4th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 6.8% 84th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 2.02 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% 47th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.4% 21st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.2% 107th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 250.1% 118th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.0% 79th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 5,846 t 2024 down 91.0% 29th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 10,650 1000 USD 2024 down 85.2% 25th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 102.9% 124th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0701 m3 per person 2024 down 5.5% 118th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.0753 m3 per person 2024 down 5.5% 123rd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1548 m3 per person 2024 down 5.5% 114th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.4395 m3 per person 2024 down 9.0% 78th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 15.71 % change on previous year 2024 up 302.5% 52nd
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 526,208 t 2024 down 38.6% 22nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 457,474 1000 USD 2024 down 14.3% 19th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 9.46 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 56.0% 4th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 60.57 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 42.9% 6th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.9% 10th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.8% 9th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 919,092 t 2024 down 19.9% 20th
Recovered paper — Import value 146,464 1000 USD 2024 down 12.3% 21st
Annual change in forest area 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% 85th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% 85th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% 84th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% 85th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0279 t per person 2024 down 13.8% 6th