Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Belgium
Belgium: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 368.86 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belgium stood at 368.86 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belgium peaked at 369.29 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 360.81 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Belgium 41st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 364.87 1000 ha | 360.81 1000 ha | 366.13 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 366.86 1000 ha | 366.26 1000 ha | 368.71 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 369.16 1000 ha | 368.86 1000 ha | 369.29 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belgium?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Belgium was 368.86 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 369.29 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 360.81 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.