Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 1,027 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Belgium, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1,027 cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Belgium peaked at 1,307 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,027 cubic meters, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 125th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,272 cubic meters | 1,244 cubic meters | 1,307 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,228 cubic meters | 1,218 cubic meters | 1,243 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,216 cubic meters | 1,208 cubic meters | 1,218 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,187 cubic meters | 1,173 cubic meters | 1,204 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,145 cubic meters | 1,111 cubic meters | 1,171 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,069 cubic meters | 1,044 cubic meters | 1,101 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,034 cubic meters | 1,027 cubic meters | 1,040 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 112,605 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,831 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 11.39 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Belgium?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Belgium was 1,027 cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,307 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,027 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Belgium ranks 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.