Environment in Belgium

4,266 indicators covering environment for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 7.06 kg/cap 2023 up 7.8% 25th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 11.23 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 4.9% 36th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 47,996 million Kcal 2023 up 10.0% 60th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1.48 g/cap/d 2023 up 5.7% 39th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 6,314 t 2023 up 10.5% 60th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.59 g/cap/d 2023 up 5.4% 33rd
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 2,511 t 2023 up 9.4% 60th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 8,468 t 2016 down 77.5% 26th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 3,494 1000 USD 2016 down 85.7% 28th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 64,290 1000 USD 2024 down 30.8% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Production 0 1000 t 2023 145th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 56 1000 t 2023 unchanged 25th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 295,718 t 2024 down 20.6% 7th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 76.5% 2025 up 15.8% 43rd
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 25.5% 2025 up 109.3% 141st
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 96.8% 2025 up 0.0% 12th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 86.0% 2025 up 7.7% 39th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 25.5% 2025 up 109.3% 150th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 76.5% 2025 up 15.8% 46th
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 96.9% 2025 up 0.0% 13th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 207,570 m3 2016 up 348.8% 8th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 23,426 1000 USD 2016 up 517.3% 5th
Wood pellets — Import quantity 626,542 t 2024 down 4.7% 9th
Wood pellets — Import value 131,829 1000 USD 2024 up 2.7% 9th
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 1.29 million t 2024 down 15.8% 3rd
NPK fertilizers — Export value 625,174 1000 USD 2024 down 11.3% 3rd
Hardboard — Production 0 m3 2024 41st
Drivers of deforestation 11.81 hectares 2017 down 71.6% 114th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 813,216 t 2024 down 1.9% 9th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 154,232 1000 USD 2024 up 7.7% 9th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 303.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 31.1% 81st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 488.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 3.3% 20th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 186,674 t 2024 up 9.2% 3rd
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 22,403 1000 USD 2024 up 51.8% 6th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 5,779 1000 USD 2016 up 409.2% 23rd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 73,096 m3 2016 up 773.4% 30th
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 94.19 1000 ha 2024 up 68.2% 55th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 465,405 m3 2024 up 56.8% 6th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 141,487 1000 USD 2024 up 46.3% 6th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production 0 t 2024 54th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 7,490 million SLC 2021 down 8.4% 65th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 6,665 million SLC 2021 down 22.8% 63rd
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 5.11 2021 up 14.7% 5th
Cartonboard — Production 104,000 t 2024 up 20.9% 38th
Wrapping papers — Production 0 t 2024 69th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 2.37 million m3 2024 up 30.0% 7th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 142,306 1000 USD 2024 up 12.5% 13th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 762,370 m3 2024 up 55.3% 21st
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 112,932 1000 USD 2024 up 38.4% 18th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 1.21 million m3 2024 down 30.6% 10th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 152,770 1000 USD 2024 up 3.8% 9th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 652,492 m3 2024 down 38.0% 20th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 180,176 1000 USD 2024 down 3.8% 8th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 670.52 1000 ha 2025 down 2.7% 127th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 21.99 % 2025 down 3.2% 126th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 3,049 1000 ha 2025 up 0.5% 127th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 167.53 t/ha 2025 down 2.8% 54th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 26.59 % 2025 up 1.6% 57th
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 6th
Share of global plastic waste imports 7.3% 2024 up 484.9% 5th