Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Belgium
Belgium: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 2,511 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 2,511 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Belgium peaked at 2,835 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,511 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 122nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,594 Square kilometres | — |
| 2001 | 2,618 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,642 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,666 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,690 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,714 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,739 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2,763 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,787 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,811 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,835 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,770 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2,705 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,641 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,576 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,511 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,511 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2,511 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2,511 Square kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,242 Square kilometres, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,702 Square kilometres | 2,594 Square kilometres | 2,811 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,608 Square kilometres | 2,511 Square kilometres | 2,835 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,511 Square kilometres | 2,511 Square kilometres | 2,511 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Belgium?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Belgium was 2,511 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,835 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,511 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Belgium ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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