Reference Data in Belgium 4,082 indicators covering reference data for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 332,683 2019 down 28.7% 27th Control of Corruption - Governance score 77.59 0-100 2024 down 1.2% 23rd Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 3.1% 23rd Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 377.66 Number 2025 up 35.8% 27th Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,474 Number 2025 down 6.9% 26th Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 — 1st Average annual surface temperature 11.29 °C 2025 up 6.3% 149th Annual temperature anomalies 0.9809 °C 2025 up 210.0% 47th Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gas consumption per person 11,459 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 18.5% 29th Oil consumption per person 27,825 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 10.0% 32nd Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 87.7% 2025 up 1.7% 50th Urban area over the long-term 5,207 km² per grid cell 2025 up 5.5% 29th Red List Index 0.96 index 2025 down 1.0% 30th Regulatory Quality - Governance score 74.48 0-100 2024 up 7.0% 25th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 33.1% 25th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 74.57 0-100 2024 down 8.4% 29th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 22.8% 29th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.2688 % change on previous year 2019 down 98.1% 66th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.2694 % change on previous year 2019 down 98.1% 67th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.2694 % change on previous year 2019 down 98.1% 67th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual 0.2677 % change on previous year 2019 down 98.1% 65th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.2642 % change on previous year 2019 down 98.1% 63rd Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,958 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 0.2% 12th Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), per 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.7% 68th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.1% 75th Civil Liberties Score 57 2025 up 1.8% 12th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2019 up 9.2% 5th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 0.8% 117th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 up 3.2% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0309 units per square kilometre 2019 up 9.2% 5th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 0.8% 117th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0001 units per person 2019 up 3.2% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0309 units per square kilometre 2019 up 9.2% 5th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 0.8% 117th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0001 units per person 2019 up 3.2% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2019 up 9.2% 5th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 0.8% 117th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita 0 units per person 2019 up 3.2% 45th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 9.2% 5th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 0.8% 117th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 up 3.2% 45th Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 9.1 years 2018 down 2.2% 1st Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 0 people per person 2024 — 95th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals -1.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 194.6% 121st Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 97th Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled -210,829 2019 down 15.7% 151st Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 88.1% 2023 up 6.4% 25th Total Reserves, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year 2025 up 403.3% 103rd People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 0 people per person 2024 down 63.5% 174th Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% 2024 down 63.2% 183rd People not using improved sanitation facilities 6.27 people 2024 down 61.4% 182nd Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 26.6 2016 up 1.5% 66th Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.88 2025 unchanged 32nd Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.83 2025 unchanged 34th Political Civil Liberties Index 0.963 2025 down 0.7% 5th ← Previous Page 10 of 69 Next →