How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports that meet the minimum reporting requirements

Belgium

45 number

in 2023

Netherlands

62 number

in 2023

Belgium rank

30th

Netherlands rank

27th

Netherlands currently reports 62 number against 45 number in Belgium, a difference of 17 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 80 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	24.2 number	37.6 number	13.4 number	Netherlands
2020s	43 number	58.5 number	15.5 number	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher number of companies publishing sustainability reports that meet the minimum reporting requirements, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 62 number against 45 number in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of companies publishing sustainability reports that meet the minimum reporting requirements between Belgium and Netherlands?: 17 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for number of companies publishing sustainability reports that meet the minimum reporting requirements?: Belgium ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Refinitiv – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of companies publishing sustainability reports that meet the minimum reporting requirements. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports that meet the minimum reporting requirements
Unit: number
Source: Refinitiv – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 80 places, 656 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number)