Water exploitation index, plus in Belgium
Belgium: Water exploitation index, plus was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.3%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2007
All-time low
3.6%
in 2016
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Belgium, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water exploitation index, plus in Belgium is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Belgium peaked at 10.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2016.
That places Belgium 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Belgium?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Belgium was 4.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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