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Europe > Belgium > Transportation

BELGIAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 705.13 million tons/km Time series [30th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 3,340,509 Time series [52nd of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 318.792 per 1,000 people Time series [60th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 151,939 Time series [24th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 14.5 per 1,000 people Time series [34th of 177]
Airbus A400M > Orders > Date May 27, 2003
Airbus A400M > Orders > EIS 2018
Airbus A400M > Orders > Orders 7 [7th of 10]
Aircraft departures 178,300 [21st of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 17.2038 per 1,000 people [29th of 155]
Airports 43 Time series [102nd of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 0.11 per billion $ of GDP Time series [164th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 4.138 per million people Time series [155th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 4 Time series [90th of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 3 [74th of 139]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 8.576 per $1 trillion of GDP [146th of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.385 per million people Time series [123rd of 178]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.289464 per 1 million people [96th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 8 [37th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 7 Time series [59th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.02 per $1 billion of GDP [127th of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.674 per million people Time series [67th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.771903 per 1 million people [49th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 [93rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 Time series [132nd of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.006 per $1 billion of GDP [132nd of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.096 per million people Time series [134th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.0964878 per 1 million people [105th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 6 [23rd of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 6 Time series [36th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 17.151 per $1 trillion of GDP [115th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.577 per million people Time series [43rd of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.578927 per 1 million people [40th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 27 Time series [65th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.064 per billion $ of GDP Time series [166th of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 2.598 per million people Time series [125th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 9 Time series [43rd of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 17.857 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [94th of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.866 per million people Time series [49th of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 Time series [154th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 2 [115th of 137]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 5.717 per $1 trillion of GDP [149th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.192976 per 1 million people [118th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.096 per million people Time series [158th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 16 Time series [124th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 45.918 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [152nd of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 1.54 per million people Time series [140th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 15 Time series [96th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 40.816 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [143rd of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 1.443 per million people Time series [104th of 184]
Cars 448 per 1,000 people [10th of 18]
Container port traffic 7,889,994 TEU Time series [13th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 1 Time series [94th of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 2.551 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [63rd of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.096 per million people Time series [71st of 96]
Highways > Paved 116,687 km Time series [9th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 11.382 km per 1,000 people Time series [12th of 108]
Highways > Total 148,216 km Time series [13th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 14.457 km per 1,000 people Time series [13th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 31,529 km Time series [20th of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 3.075 km per 1,000 people Time series [19th of 108]
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 20, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, container 6, liquefied gas 20, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 10
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 6 Time series [78th of 122]
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 111 Time series [27th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
cargo 6, chemical tanker 10, petroleum tanker 4, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Finland 1, Netherlands 3
Merchant marine > Total 79 Time series [56th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.168 per billion $ of GDP Time series [96th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 7.593 per million people Time series [73rd of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 6,074,664 Dwt Time series [29th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 16.637 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [44th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 584.539 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [34th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 3,786,089 GRT Time series [33rd of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 10.082 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [49th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 364.319 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [36th of 156]
Motor vehicles 484 motor vehicles per 100 p [15th of 134]
Norwegian car number plates > Corpse Diplomatique Identifiers > Country identifier 14 [39th of 41]
Pipelines
gas 1,562 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km
Pipelines > All types
gas 1,485 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 1,485 km [57th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 4.245 km per $1 billion of GDP [85th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 143.076 km per 1 million people [52nd of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 158 km [81st of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 0.452 km per $1 billion of GDP [87th of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 15.223 km per 1 million people [79th of 97]
Pipelines > Refined products 535 km [29th of 53]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per $ GDP) 1.529 km per $1 billion of GDP [41st of 52]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per capita) 51.546 km per 1 million people [18th of 53]
Pipelines > Total length 2,178 km [62nd of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 6.226 km per $1 billion of GDP [105th of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 209.845 km per 1 million people [62nd of 120]
Ports and harbors
Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge
Ports and terminals
Antwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge
Rail lines > total route-km 3,542 km Time series [38th of 111]
Rail usage statistics > Distance travelled by rail per inhabitant in km/year Kilometres/year 700 [16th of 38]
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport, in billion/year > Billion passenger-kilometres 9.15 [22nd of 31]
Railways > Standard gauge 3,536 km Time series [22nd of 64]
    Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP) 9.02 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [39th of 64]
Railways > Total 3,536 km Time series [46th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 9.02 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [110th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 337.221 km per million people Time series [48th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 8,130 million ton-km Time series [38th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 775.863 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [32nd of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 9,150 million passenger-km Time series [22nd of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 873.204 million passenger-km pe Time series [11th of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 54,856 million ton-km Time series [8th of 52]
    Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 5.264 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [2nd of 72]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km 126,680 million passenger-km Time series [10th of 33]
    Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 12.209 million passenger-km pe Time series [7th of 50]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 78 % Time series [29th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 150,567 km Time series [16th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 119,079 km Time series [13th of 81]
Roadways > Total 152,256 km Time series [16th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 33,177 km Time series [13th of 79]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 50
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
none
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 18.38 % Time series [110th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 29.32 % Time series [44th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 153.24 per square km [3rd of 141]
Waterways 2,043 km Time series [21st of 165]
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations > participating countries > Code 6 [39th of 44]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: Airbus A400M ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002 (CD ROM); World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: Norwegian car number plates ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country; Wikipedia: Speed limit ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001; Wikipedia: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie

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