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Belgium
RegionGlobal West
GDP497.80[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita43582.13[$]
Population11.42[millions]
Urbanization98.08[%]
Land Area30652.54[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 15 73.3 2.1
Health 20 86 5.7
Air Quality 20 80.7 8
PM2.5 23 69.8 12.5
Household solid fuels 1 100 2.7
Ozone 77 45.7 -0.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 20 93.6 3.6
Sanitation 21 94.6 4.8
Drinking water 19 92.9 2.8
Heavy Metals 49 67.4 6.9
Lead 49 67.4 6.9
Waste Management 10 97.6 -
Solid waste 10 97.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 17 64.8 -0.3
Biodiversity 10 87.4 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 21 56.2 11.2
Species Habitat Index 121 74.4 -3.9
Species Protection Index 1 100 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 152 43.8 -0.6
Ecosystem Services 98 32.5 6.2
Tree cover loss 95 29 3.7
Grassland loss 29 73.7 24.4
Wetland loss 83 53.9 32.6
Fisheries 105 9 0.1
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 55 16.5 -
Fish caught by trawling 76 0.1 0.1
Climate Change 21 70.2 -2.9
CO2 growth rate 41 57.9 -10.8
CH4 growth rate 1 100 14
F-gas growth rate 28 93.6 11.8
N2O growth rate 1 100 -
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 -
CO2 from land cover 97 44.5 -
GHG intensity trend 92 47.1 -6.7
GHG per capita 153 19.6 1.9
Pollution Emissions 1 100 -
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 -
Agriculture 59 47.3 1.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 59 47.3 1.2
Water Resources 27 67.9 -
Wastewater treatment 27 67.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Canada 71
Bahrain 51
Issue Performance
France 80
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
New Zealand 71.3
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Greece 69.1
South Korea 66.5
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Japan 75.1
Belgium 73.3
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
Israel 65.8
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Chile 55.3
Georgia 41.3
Voice & Accountability
Luxembourg 82.3
United Kingdom 81.3
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Estonia 65.3
Political Stability
Belgium 73.3
United States of America 69.3
Latvia 61.6
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Belarus 53
Costa Rica 52.5
Albania 49
Jamaica 48.2
Laos 34.8
Global West
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
OECD
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Ease of Doing Business Index
Belgium 73.3
Slovakia 68.3
Israel 65.8
Serbia 55.2
Belarus 53
Azerbaijan 46.5
Montenegro 46.3
Turkey 42.6
China 37.3
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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