Climate | We have temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.766 million tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 18.3 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 740.19 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 4.14 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 41.97 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 44.6% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 28.3% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.8% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 15.5% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 22.6% (2022 est.) |
Other | 32.8% (2022 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 98.2% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 2.122 million BRUSSELS (capital), 1.057 million Antwerp (2023). |
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