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Surface area — Belgium

Surface area in Belgium in 2023 — 30,689 km². Ranked 137 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 7.3%.

2023 30,689 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 137of 215
Period maximum 33,120 km²1961
Period minimum 30,528 km²2000

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Belgium, 1961–202330,00031,00032,00033,00034,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 33,120 km²1963: 33,120 km²1965: 33,120 km²1967: 33,120 km²1969: 33,120 km²1971: 33,120 km²1973: 33,120 km²1975: 33,120 km²1977: 33,120 km²1979: 33,120 km²1981: 33,120 km²1983: 33,120 km²1985: 33,120 km²1987: 33,120 km²1989: 33,120 km²1991: 33,120 km²1993: 33,120 km²1995: 33,120 km²1997: 33,120 km²1999: 33,120 km²2001: 30,528 km²2003: 30,528 km²2005: 30,528 km²2007: 30,528 km²2009: 30,528 km²2011: 30,528 km²2013: 30,528 km²2015: 30,528 km²2017: 30,528 km²2019: 30,689 km²2021: 30,689 km²2023: 30,689 km²
Change over the period: −2,431 (−7.34%) Average annual rate: -0.12 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Belgium 30,689 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Western Europe computed 1.16M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 30,689 +0 +0%
2022 30,689 +0 +0%
2021 30,689 +0 +0%
2020 30,689 +0 +0%
2019 30,689 +1 +0%
2018 30,688 +160 +0.52%
2017 30,528 +0 +0%
2016 30,528 +0 +0%
2015 30,528 +0 +0%
2014 30,528 +0 +0%
2013 30,528 +0 +0%
2012 30,528 +0 +0%
2011 30,528 +0 +0%
2010 30,528 +0 +0%
2009 30,528 +0 +0%
2008 30,528 +0 +0%
2007 30,528 +0 +0%
2006 30,528 +0 +0%
2005 30,528 +0 +0%
2004 30,528 +0 +0%
2003 30,528 +0 +0%
2002 30,528 +0 +0%
2001 30,528 +0 +0%
2000 30,528 −2,592 −7.83%
1999 33,120 +0 +0%
1998 33,120 +0 +0%
1997 33,120 +0 +0%
1996 33,120 +0 +0%
1995 33,120 +0 +0%
1994 33,120 +0 +0%
1993 33,120 +0 +0%
1992 33,120 +0 +0%
1991 33,120 +0 +0%
1990 33,120 +0 +0%
1989 33,120 +0 +0%
1988 33,120 +0 +0%
1987 33,120 +0 +0%
1986 33,120 +0 +0%
1985 33,120 +0 +0%
1984 33,120 +0 +0%
1983 33,120 +0 +0%
1982 33,120 +0 +0%
1981 33,120 +0 +0%
1980 33,120 +0 +0%
1979 33,120 +0 +0%
1978 33,120 +0 +0%
1977 33,120 +0 +0%
1976 33,120 +0 +0%
1975 33,120 +0 +0%
1974 33,120 +0 +0%
1973 33,120 +0 +0%
1972 33,120 +0 +0%
1971 33,120 +0 +0%
1970 33,120 +0 +0%
1969 33,120 +0 +0%
1968 33,120 +0 +0%
1967 33,120 +0 +0%
1966 33,120 +0 +0%
1965 33,120 +0 +0%
1964 33,120 +0 +0%
1963 33,120 +0 +0%
1962 33,120 +0 +0%
1961 33,120 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

FR France 606,410 DE Germany 357,680 AT Austria 83,879 NL Netherlands 41,540 CH Switzerland 41,291 BE Belgium 30,689 LU Luxembourg 2,590 LI Liechtenstein 160
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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