Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.1699 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per square kilometre in Belgium is 0.1699 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.1699 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1491 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 7th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1491 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1499 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1514 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1522 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.153 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.154 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1549 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1559 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1569 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1578 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1598 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1608 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1627 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1646 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1655 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1664 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1672 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.169 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1699 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1699 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0209 units per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1699 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0113 units per square kilometre, 15.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1528 units per square kilometre | 0.1491 units per square kilometre | 0.1569 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.162 units per square kilometre | 0.1578 units per square kilometre | 0.1655 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | 0.1664 units per square kilometre | 0.1699 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 4 American Samoa 0.2068 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Barbados 0.1861 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Aruba 0.1725 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 East Timor 0.1633 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.1356 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.1286 units 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 urban area long term, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.1699 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1699 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1491 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term 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.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term 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
Urban area long term 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.