Inland waters — Area in Belgium
Belgium: Inland waters — Area was 15.41 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Belgium is 15.41 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Belgium peaked at 19.5 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Belgium 152nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5 1000 ha | 19.5 1000 ha | 19.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.63 1000 ha | 15.4 1000 ha | 19.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 1000 ha | 15.4 1000 ha | 15.41 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Belgium?
- Inland waters — area in Belgium was 15.41 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for inland waters — area?
- Belgium ranks 152nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.