Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Belgium is 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Belgium 116th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 113 Cameroon 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Honduras 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Sudan 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Mauritius 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 South Africa 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Thailand 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.