Reservoir minimum water area in Belgium
Belgium: Reservoir minimum water area was 7.72 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Belgium stood at 7.72 kmsq.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Belgium peaked at 7.82 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.51 kmsq, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 130th of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.51 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 6.04 kmsq | +33.9% |
| 2002 | 7.54 kmsq | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 7.62 kmsq | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.63 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.58 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.67 kmsq | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6 kmsq | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.54 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.63 kmsq | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.72 kmsq | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.69 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.71 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.75 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.82 kmsq | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.71 kmsq | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.67 kmsq | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.68 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.61 kmsq | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.59 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.68 kmsq | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.72 kmsq | +0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 7.72 kmsq is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.19 kmsq, 3.5× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 7.72 kmsq is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.38 kmsq, 8% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +33.9% | 4.51 kmsq | 6.04 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.13 kmsq | 4.51 kmsq | 7.67 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 kmsq | 7.61 kmsq | 7.82 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.66 kmsq | 7.59 kmsq | 7.72 kmsq | 3 |
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 reservoir minimum water area in Belgium?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Belgium was 7.72 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.82 kmsq in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Belgium ranks 130th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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