Environment in Belgium

4,245 indicators covering environment for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 368.86 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% 37th
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 1,334 1000 ha 2024 up 8.4% 109th
Mangroves — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 110th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 down 100.0% 138th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 6.61 1000 ha 2024 up 92.7% 133rd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 0.06 1000 ha 2024 down 45.5% 180th
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 46th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 10.45 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 170th
Temporary crops — Area 739.6 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% 123rd
Temporary fallow — Area 30.98 1000 ha 2024 up 287.2% 136th
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 92.71 1000 ha 2024 up 36.3% 84th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 19,997 t 2024 down 57.5% 33rd
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 11,245 1000 USD 2024 down 57.8% 36th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 396,622 m3 2024 down 42.4% 18th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 145,931 1000 USD 2024 down 71.6% 15th
Case materials — Import quantity 1.30 million t 2024 up 10.4% 8th
Case materials — Import value 638,833 1000 USD 2024 down 4.5% 13th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 718,768 1000 USD 2024 up 1.0% 13th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.22 million t 2024 up 12.2% 9th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 1.65 million 1000 USD 2024 down 1.3% 13th
Cartonboard — Import quantity 656,191 t 2024 up 37.0% 13th
Cartonboard — Import value 736,191 1000 USD 2024 up 16.0% 14th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2796 m3 per person 2024 down 10.9% 26th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.4% 51st
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 50,455 1000 USD 2024 down 53.1% 23rd
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 30,408 1000 USD 2024 down 63.8% 20th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.59 million t 2024 up 19.7% 15th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 1.17 million 1000 USD 2024 up 20.3% 15th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 467,343 1000 USD 2024 down 13.9% 17th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 239,923 t 2024 down 11.5% 17th
Wrapping papers — Import value 259,604 1000 USD 2024 down 23.1% 17th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 1.84 million 1000 USD 2024 down 1.6% 11th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 247,861 1000 USD 2024 down 0.7% 8th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.1143 t per person 2024 down 37.3% 15th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.8% 50th
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 109,601 t 2024 up 22.3% 21st
Wrapping papers — Export value 124,435 1000 USD 2024 up 16.0% 24th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 60,265 1000 USD 2024 down 26.4% 17th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 347,563 1000 USD 2024 up 38.5% 12th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 453,872 1000 USD 2024 up 15.6% 9th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 793,939 1000 USD 2024 down 1.4% 10th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0512 t per person 2024 down 1.6% 28th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.5% 65th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 26th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 2.12 million 1000 USD 2024 up 5.4% 11th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 457,330 1000 USD 2024 down 12.4% 18th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 153,261 1000 USD 2024 down 6.0% 14th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 380,194 1000 USD 2024 up 18.4% 12th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 25th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 18,841 t 2024 down 31.2% 21st
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 9,356 1000 USD 2024 down 27.7% 23rd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 42,105 t 2024 down 81.2% 31st
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 52,943 1000 USD 2024 down 76.1% 31st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 47,841 t 2024 up 4,249.2% 12th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 21,333 1000 USD 2024 up 1,935.6% 13th
Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre 59.09 t per square kilometre 2023 up 12.2% 5th
Case materials — Export quantity 972,884 t 2024 up 15.2% 19th
Case materials — Export value 475,162 1000 USD 2024 up 7.5% 17th
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services 100 % 2024 unchanged 1st
Cartonboard — Export quantity 490,678 t 2024 up 32.9% 9th