People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Belgium
Belgium: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0002 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Belgium stood at 0.0002 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Belgium peaked at 0.0012 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 138th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Belgium, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0012 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0012 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.001 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.001 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 people per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 people per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -12.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0002 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0002 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 people per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 people per square kilometre | 0.0008 people per square kilometre | 0.0012 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 people per square kilometre | 0.0004 people per square kilometre | 0.0007 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 people per square kilometre | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 0.0003 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 135 Canada 0.0101 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Luxembourg 0.0059 people per square kilometre compare
- 137 Netherlands 0.0025 people per square kilometre compare
- 139 Bulgaria 0.0001 people per square kilometre compare
- 140 Finland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Albania 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Austria 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Spain 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 France 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Guyana 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Malta 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Norway 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre
- 141 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Poland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Uruguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Belgium?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Belgium was 0.0002 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Belgium ranks 138th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.