Belgium
Location
- Geographical region: Western Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 30,280 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 45% agriculture, 23% forest and 32% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 11,669,446 people (2022)
- Population density: 382 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 97% lives in urban areas and 2% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 563,009,466,877 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 48,246 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 70% from services and 21% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Belgium
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Belgium, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Belgium, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Belgium, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Belgium, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Belgium, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Belgium (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Belgium, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Belgium (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Belgium, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 847 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 1,601 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 542 m3 per capita (2009)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Belgium, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Belgium, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Belgium, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Belgium, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Belgium, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)