Land area in Belgium
Belgium: Land area was 3,049 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3,049 ha th
World rank
127th
of 212 countries
All-time high
3,049 ha th
in 2020
All-time low
3,033 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Belgium, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3,049 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Belgium peaked at 3,049 ha th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,033 ha th, in 1990.
That places Belgium 127th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,033 ha th | 3,033 ha th | 3,033 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,033 ha th | 3,033 ha th | 3,033 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,033 ha th | 3,033 ha th | 3,033 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,049 ha th | 3,049 ha th | 3,049 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 124 Switzerland 3,951 ha th compare
- 125 Bhutan 3,814 ha th compare
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,367 ha th compare
- 128 Lesotho, Kingdom of 3,036 ha th compare
- 129 Armenia, Republic of 2,820 ha th compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 2,812 ha th compare
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Belgium?
- Land area in Belgium was 3,049 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,049 ha th in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,033 ha th in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for land area?
- Belgium ranks 127th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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