Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Belgium
Belgium: Bathing waters with excellent quality by location was 41 Number in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
41 Number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
42 Number
in 2011
All-time low
41 Number
in 2020
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Belgium, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Belgium is 41 Number, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Belgium peaked at 42 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41 Number, in 2020.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42 Number | — |
| 2012 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42 Number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41 Number | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 41 Number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41 Number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41 Number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41 Number | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41 Number | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 41 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 133 Number, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 41 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 133 Number, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42 Number | 42 Number | 42 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 41 Number | 41 Number | 41 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Belgium?
- Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Belgium was 41 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest bathing waters with excellent quality by location recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42 Number in 2011.
- What is the lowest bathing waters with excellent quality by location recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 Number in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for bathing waters with excellent quality by location?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing waters with excellent quality by location rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Bathing waters with excellent quality by location. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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