Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belgium
Belgium: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 52.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
52.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 196 countries
All-time high
92.5%
in 2000
All-time low
49.1%
in 2015
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belgium stood at 52.8%.
The figure is down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belgium peaked at 92.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 36th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.7% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.5% | 73.7% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 49.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.2% | 52.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belgium?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belgium was 52.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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