Environment in Belgium

4,266 indicators covering environment for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 29.66 kilograms 2024 up 73.7% 4th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 94.9% 2024 up 12.4% 28th
Pulpwood, round and split, coniferous (production) — Production 1.10 million m3 2024 down 4.3% 33rd
Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 84th
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 99.5% 2024 down 0.1% 26th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Population using at least basic sanitation services 99.5% 2024 up 0.0% 20th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 8,967 t 2024 up 11.3% 17th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 77,039 1000 USD 2024 down 39.2% 19th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 99.5% 2024 up 0.0% 47th
Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 875 Kilometre 2024 unchanged 6th
People using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 193rd
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 106,486 1000 USD 2018 down 44.6% 16th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -47,084 t 2018 down 110.4% 146th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -30,597 1000 USD 2018 down 104.0% 144th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6.01 million 1000 USD 2018 down 19.2% 10th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 3.44 million t 2018 down 9.9% 8th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2.92 million 1000 USD 2018 down 22.0% 8th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 285,112 t 2024 up 58.5% 9th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 100,087 1000 USD 2024 up 73.6% 9th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 15.33 US dollar 2018 up 22.3% 51st
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 50,744 t 2024 down 45.9% 8th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 244,039 1000 USD 2024 down 1.2% 7th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 279,000 t 2024 down 75.5% 14th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 5.92 million 1000 USD 2018 down 14.4% 12th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 87,704 1000 USD 2018 down 88.5% 18th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 0 t 2024 48th
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 119th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 258,665 m3 2024 down 10.8% 36th
Wood chips and particles — Production 815,190 m3 2024 up 72.3% 40th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 589,446 m3 2018 down 6.9% 10th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 266,341 1000 USD 2018 down 18.9% 13th
Insecticides — Import value 111,277 1000 USD 2006 up 108.3% 7th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 268,965 m3 2018 up 2,023.5% 8th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value -5,786 1000 USD 2018 up 90.4% 137th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 901,840 m3 2018 up 33.6% 4th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 276,448 1000 USD 2018 down 22.3% 6th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 147,623 m3 2018 up 280.4% 11th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -4,785 1000 USD 2018 up 72.8% 139th
Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 106th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 111,646 t 2016 down 31.5% 31st
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 86.0% 2025 up 7.7% 38th
Agriculture-driven deforestation 26.91 hectares 2024 up 14.3% 131st
Herbicides — Import value 233,315 1000 USD 2006 up 109.0% 6th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 71,401 1000 USD 2006 up 112.2% 8th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 3,805 t 2016 up 37,950.0% 8th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 1,793 1000 USD 2016 up 14,841.7% 8th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 95,000 t 2024 17th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 436,162 m3 2018 down 42.9% 8th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 363,969 1000 USD 2018 down 2.9% 4th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity -101,931 m3 2018 down 122.7% 157th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value -48,023 1000 USD 2018 down 256.8% 152nd
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 79,862 1000 USD 2018 down 49.8% 31st
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 154,651 t 2018 down 51.8% 11th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 96,542 1000 USD 2018 down 59.7% 11th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1.96 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.0% 76th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity -14,818 t 2018 up 4.3% 153rd
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value -8,994 1000 USD 2018 down 115.9% 152nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.7895 Mt CO2e 2023 up 59.4% 93rd