Belgium - Environment
As far as the environment of Belgium is concerned, there have been intense pressures from human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry, extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Belgium
| Climate | We have temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 0.02% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.708 million tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 18.3 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 740 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 3.47 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 11.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 96.89 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 7.78 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 44.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 27.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 16.1% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 22.4% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 33.5% (2018 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). |
All Important Facts about Belgium
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