How does Belgium rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?

Belgium ranks 167th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Belgium

Name: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Belgium
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Belgium: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 0.32 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.32 1000 ha

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

167th

of 241 countries

All-time high

0.8 1000 ha

in 2000

All-time low

0.32 1000 ha

in 2022

Years of data

2000–2022

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Belgium, 2000–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.32 1000 ha for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Belgium peaked at 0.8 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.32 1000 ha, in 2022.

Belgium ranks 167th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.575 1000 ha	0.48 1000 ha	0.8 1000 ha	10
2010s	0.436 1000 ha	0.34 1000 ha	0.47 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.33 1000 ha	0.32 1000 ha	0.34 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Belgium

165 Tonga 0.35 1000 ha compare
166 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.34 1000 ha compare
167 Seychelles 0.32 1000 ha compare
169 Dominica 0.27 1000 ha compare
170 Eswatini 0.26 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Belgium

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Belgium?: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Belgium was 0.32 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.8 1000 ha in 2000.
What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.32 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Belgium rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?: Belgium ranks 167th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.