Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Belgium

Belgium: Employment in the environmental goods and services sector was 89,316 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
89,316
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
16th
of 30 countries
All-time high
89,316
in 2022
All-time low
66,295
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Belgium, 2014–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2014201820222014: 66.3k2015: 68.0k2016: 70.8k2017: 73.9k2018: 79.0k2019: 82.4k2020: 82.0k2021: 86.2k2022: 89.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 89,316 for employment in the environmental goods and services sector in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Belgium peaked at 89,316 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66,295, in 2014.

Belgium ranks 16th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023) in Belgium, 2014 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2014 66,295
2015 67,953 +2.5%
2016 70,846 +4.3%
2017 73,900 +4.3%
2018 78,988 +6.9%
2019 82,418 +4.3%
2020 81,999 -0.5%
2021 86,157 +5.1%
2022 89,316 +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 73,400 66,295 82,418 6
2020s 85,824 81,999 89,316 3

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 13 Finland 138,050 compare
  2. 14 Greece 126,913 compare
  3. 15 Denmark 89,878 compare
  4. 17 Bulgaria 72,881 compare
  5. 18 Lithuania 54,361 compare
  6. 19 Slovakia 49,342 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Belgium?
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector in Belgium was 89,316 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment in the environmental goods and services sector recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 89,316 in 2022.
What is the lowest employment in the environmental goods and services sector recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 66,295 in 2014.
How does Belgium rank for employment in the environmental goods and services sector?
Belgium ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is employment in the environmental goods and services sector rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (2000-2023)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 351 data points, 2000–2023
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