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Land area — Belgium

Land area in Belgium in 2023 — 30,494 km². Ranked 136 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.5%.

2023 30,494 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 136of 215
Period maximum 30,494 km²2019
Period minimum 30,333 km²2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · km²

Land area — Belgium, 2000–202330,30030,35030,40030,45030,5002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 30,333 km²2001: 30,333 km²2002: 30,333 km²2003: 30,333 km²2004: 30,333 km²2005: 30,333 km²2006: 30,333 km²2007: 30,333 km²2008: 30,333 km²2009: 30,333 km²2010: 30,333 km²2011: 30,333 km²2012: 30,333 km²2013: 30,333 km²2014: 30,333 km²2015: 30,333 km²2016: 30,333 km²2017: 30,333 km²2018: 30,493 km²2019: 30,494 km²2020: 30,494 km²2021: 30,494 km²2022: 30,494 km²2023: 30,494 km²
Change over the period: +161 (+0.53%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 30,494 km²
World 130M km²
Europe & Central Asia 27.43M km²
Western Europe computed 1.08M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 30,494 +0 +0%
2022 30,494 +0 +0%
2021 30,494 +0 +0%
2020 30,494 +0 +0%
2019 30,494 +1 +0%
2018 30,493 +160 +0.53%
2017 30,333 +0 +0%
2016 30,333 +0 +0%
2015 30,333 +0 +0%
2014 30,333 +0 +0%
2013 30,333 +0 +0%
2012 30,333 +0 +0%
2011 30,333 +0 +0%
2010 30,333 +0 +0%
2009 30,333 +0 +0%
2008 30,333 +0 +0%
2007 30,333 +0 +0%
2006 30,333 +0 +0%
2005 30,333 +0 +0%
2004 30,333 +0 +0%
2003 30,333 +0 +0%
2002 30,333 +0 +0%
2001 30,333 +0 +0%
2000 30,333 — —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FR France 538,950 DE Germany 349,430 AT Austria 82,520 CH Switzerland 39,510 NL Netherlands 33,670 BE Belgium 30,494 LU Luxembourg 2,574 LI Liechtenstein 160
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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