Land use hidden — Land area in Belgium

Belgium: Land use hidden — Land area was 30,494 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
30,494 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 202 countries
All-time high
30,494 Square kilometres
in 2019
All-time low
30,333 Square kilometres
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Land use hidden — Land area in Belgium, 2000–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120232000: 30.3k Square kilometres2001: 30.3k Square kilometres2002: 30.3k Square kilometres2003: 30.3k Square kilometres2004: 30.3k Square kilometres2005: 30.3k Square kilometres2006: 30.3k Square kilometres2007: 30.3k Square kilometres2008: 30.3k Square kilometres2009: 30.3k Square kilometres2010: 30.3k Square kilometres2011: 30.3k Square kilometres2012: 30.3k Square kilometres2013: 30.3k Square kilometres2014: 30.3k Square kilometres2015: 30.3k Square kilometres2016: 30.3k Square kilometres2017: 30.3k Square kilometres2018: 30.5k Square kilometres2019: 30.5k Square kilometres2020: 30.5k Square kilometres2021: 30.5k Square kilometres2022: 30.5k Square kilometres2023: 30.5k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 30,494 Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Belgium peaked at 30,494 Square kilometres in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30,333 Square kilometres, in 2000.

That places Belgium 121st out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,333 Square kilometres 30,333 Square kilometres 30,333 Square kilometres 10
2010s 30,365 Square kilometres 30,333 Square kilometres 30,494 Square kilometres 10
2020s 30,494 Square kilometres 30,494 Square kilometres 30,494 Square kilometres 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — land area in Belgium?
Land use hidden — land area in Belgium was 30,494 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 30,494 Square kilometres in 2019.
What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 30,333 Square kilometres in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for land use hidden — land area?
Belgium ranks 121st out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata