Biodiversity — Farmland birds index in Belgium
Belgium: Biodiversity — Farmland birds index was 56.62 Index in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
56.62 Index
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
17th
of 19 countries
All-time high
149.09 Index
in 1990
All-time low
56.62 Index
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Biodiversity — Farmland birds index in Belgium, 1990–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 56.62 Index for biodiversity — farmland birds index in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiversity — farmland birds index in Belgium peaked at 149.09 Index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 56.62 Index, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Biodiversity — Farmland birds index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 149.09 Index | — |
| 1991 | 142.38 Index | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 136.17 Index | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 130.38 Index | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 124.98 Index | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 119.95 Index | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 115.32 Index | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 111.08 Index | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 107.13 Index | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 103.42 Index | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 96.95 Index | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 94.36 Index | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 92.16 Index | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 90.19 Index | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 88.26 Index | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 86.82 Index | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 86.01 Index | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 85.15 Index | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 83.6 Index | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 81.2 Index | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 78.39 Index | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 75.52 Index | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 72.88 Index | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 70.43 Index | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 67.96 Index | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 65.53 Index | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 63.18 Index | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 60.93 Index | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 58.75 Index | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 56.62 Index | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123.99 Index | 103.42 Index | 149.09 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.35 Index | 83.6 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.48 Index | 58.75 Index | 81.2 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.62 Index | 56.62 Index | 56.62 Index | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiversity — farmland birds index in Belgium?
- Biodiversity — farmland birds index in Belgium was 56.62 Index in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest biodiversity — farmland birds index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 149.09 Index in 1990.
- What is the lowest biodiversity — farmland birds index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.62 Index in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for biodiversity — farmland birds index?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
- Is biodiversity — farmland birds index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Biodiversity — Farmland birds index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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