Material footprints - main indicators in Belgium
Belgium: Material footprints - main indicators was 81,590 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material footprints - main indicators in Belgium, 2008–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
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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