Environment in Belgium

4,266 indicators covering environment for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 11.8 km 2021 up 0.9% 2nd
Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 39,797 t 2018 down 8.6% 11th
Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 42,112 1000 USD 2018 down 17.0% 10th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value 2,652 1000 USD 2018 down 95.5% 11th
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use 15 t 2024 up 66.7% 48th
Cropland area certified organic — Area 36.9 1000 ha 2024 up 129.2% 48th
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 58 t 2017 down 90.6% 72nd
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 133 1000 USD 2017 down 94.2% 63rd
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Export value 35,358 1000 USD 2024 down 52.0% 8th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Export quantity 127,638 t 2024 down 56.5% 8th
Ozone (O₃) concentration 54 ppb 2015 up 3.8% 97th
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 921 t 2024 up 223.7% 10th
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import value 6,112 1000 USD 2024 up 193.6% 11th
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use 13 t 2024 down 84.5% 55th
Black liquor — Energy consumption 1,332 TJ 2024 down 23.1% 23rd
Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 61,769 t 2018 up 28.9% 9th
Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 44,127 1000 USD 2018 up 32.7% 9th
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 137 t 2018 down 67.6% 52nd
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 283 1000 USD 2018 down 93.9% 53rd
India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 75,048 1000 USD 2018 up 15.5% 21st
Coastal protection 61.58 2025 unchanged 124th
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ -13.31 million USD 2015 up 98.6% 81st
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use 544 t 2024 up 12.4% 22nd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 8,366 t 2016 down 16.3% 14th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 3,663 1000 USD 2016 down 81.1% 14th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 556,515 m3 2018 up 8.2% 21st
Superphosphates, other — Import quantity 6,281 t 2024 up 129.4% 23rd
Superphosphates, other — Import value 1,260 1000 USD 2024 up 52.8% 30th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 44.2 km2 2021 up 0.5% 65th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 225.7 km2 2021 down 0.0% 54th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 2.1 km2 2021 unchanged 61st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 766.2 km2 2021 down 0.4% 74th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.6 km2 2021 unchanged 86th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 6.6 km2 2021 up 6.5% 49th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 km2 2021 — 79th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 531.3 km2 2021 down 0.6% 67th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 5.44 % 2021 up 0.7% 15th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 27.77 % 2021 up 0.3% 15th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0.26 % 2021 unchanged 44th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 94.3 % 2021 down 0.1% 62nd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 0.07 % 2021 unchanged 87th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0.81 % 2021 up 6.6% 15th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 % 2021 — 75th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 65.39 % 2021 down 0.3% 26th
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 12,617 1000 USD 2018 down 15.6% 28th
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 -13.31 million USD 2015 up 98.7% 81st
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI -0.047 % 2015 up 98.3% 75th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 81,545 1000 USD 2018 up 44.7% 18th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 0 t 2024 — 48th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 2 km2 2021 unchanged 100th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 km2 2021 — 30th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 km2 2021 — 69th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 0.25 % 2021 unchanged 102nd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 % 2021 — 25th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 67th
Biodiesel — Energy production 9,200 TJ 2024 down 43.9% 25th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 342,451 1000 USD 2018 down 17.9% 8th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in forestry and logging 2.05 1000 No 2022 down 42.7% 61st
Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 14,647 t 2018 up 10,287.9% 7th
Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 13,685 1000 USD 2018 up 1,328.5% 9th