Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Belgium is 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.1767 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 81st of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1671 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1718 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1767 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1767 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1747 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1711 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1704 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1671 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1648 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1655 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1648 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1612 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1671 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1642 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1622 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1569 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1543 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1574 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1559 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1561 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1547 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1648 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1767 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1543 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1671 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.155 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 78 Guatemala 0.175 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 79 Romania 0.1696 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 80 Rwanda 0.1565 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 82 El Salvador 0.1519 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 83 Iceland 0.1505 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 84 Guam 0.1481 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1767 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.