Belgium vs Namibia: Land use

Belgium
886,359 hectares
in 2023
Namibia
812,000 hectares
in 2023
Belgium rank
116th
Namibia rank
118th

Land use over time

  • Belgium
  • Namibia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 886,359 hectares against 812,000 hectares in Namibia, a difference of 74,359 hectares.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 118th of 224 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 863,280 hectares 816,400 hectares 46,880 hectares Belgium
2010s 854,336 hectares 809,800 hectares 44,536 hectares Belgium
2020s 887,950 hectares 811,750 hectares 76,200 hectares Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use, Belgium or Namibia?
Belgium, at 886,359 hectares against 812,000 hectares in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Belgium and Namibia?
74,359 hectares, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Namibia rank globally for land use?
Belgium ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 118th of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Namibia: Land use. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-use/belgium/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-use/belgium/namibia/">Belgium vs Namibia: Land use</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed