Material footprints - main indicators in Belgium

Belgium: Material footprints - main indicators was 81,590 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
81,590 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
19th
of 30 countries
All-time high
109,646 Thousand tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
78,514 Thousand tonnes
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Material footprints - main indicators in Belgium, 2008–2025

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2008201620252008: 109.6k Thousand tonnes2009: 98.5k Thousand tonnes2010: 94.9k Thousand tonnes2011: 103.0k Thousand tonnes2012: 95.6k Thousand tonnes2013: 95.0k Thousand tonnes2014: 97.5k Thousand tonnes2015: 96.6k Thousand tonnes2016: 92.7k Thousand tonnes2017: 98.0k Thousand tonnes2018: 96.7k Thousand tonnes2019: 96.6k Thousand tonnes2020: 91.8k Thousand tonnes2021: 91.7k Thousand tonnes2022: 91.4k Thousand tonnes2023: 88.7k Thousand tonnes2024: 78.5k Thousand tonnes2025: 81.6k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 81,590 Thousand tonnes for material footprints - main indicators in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material footprints - main indicators in Belgium peaked at 109,646 Thousand tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 78,514 Thousand tonnes, in 2024.

Belgium ranks 19th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 104,051 Thousand tonnes 98,457 Thousand tonnes 109,646 Thousand tonnes 2
2010s 96,649 Thousand tonnes 92,684 Thousand tonnes 102,986 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 87,285 Thousand tonnes 78,514 Thousand tonnes 91,841 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 16 Denmark 111,821 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 17 Greece 102,830 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 18 Ireland 101,253 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 20 Netherlands 77,755 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 21 Lithuania 58,169 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 22 Slovakia 54,726 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material footprints - main indicators in Belgium?
Material footprints - main indicators in Belgium was 81,590 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 109,646 Thousand tonnes in 2008.
What is the lowest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 78,514 Thousand tonnes in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for material footprints - main indicators?
Belgium ranks 19th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is material footprints - main indicators rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 Material footprints - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material footprints - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 578 data points, 2000–2025
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