Environment in Flemish Region 10 indicators covering environment for Flemish Region. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.68 Percentage change 2025 down 693.0% 2623rd Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.59 Percentage change 2025 down 696.8% 2736th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.03 Percentage change 2024 up 34.2% 24th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.94 Percentage change 2024 up 156.7% 18th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.66 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.9% 955th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 829.95 Square kilometres 2022 down 0.9% 457th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,037 Square kilometres 2022 up 16.8% 236th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,106 Square kilometres 2022 up 10.1% 127th Biodiversity — Farmland birds index 80.62 Index 2024 down 6.3% 1st Biodiversity — Forest birds index 89.9 Index 2024 down 12.7% 1st