Official Belgian data, explained

Permitted non-residential volume by municipality in Belgium (Jan–Apr 2026)

This page maps Permitted non-residential volume for one nationally comparable Jan–Apr 2026 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Construction

What this indicator measures

Official building-permit total.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

Selected reference period
Jan–Apr 2026
Geography
municipalities
Boundary set
Statistical sectors 2025
Measure
Permitted non-residential volume
Unit
m³
Comparable areas
540
Coverage
95.6%

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
1,799m³
Unweighted area mean
16,678m³
Minimum
0m³
Maximum
516,979m³

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 1,799 m³. Values extend from 0 to 516,979 m³. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Permitted non-residential volume, Jan–Apr 2026. Circle area is proportional to the published value; neutral polygons preserve the exact official boundaries, and missing values have no symbol.
  1. 516,979circle area
  2. 1,799circle area
Permitted non-residential volume, Jan–Apr 2026. Circle area is proportional to the published value; neutral polygons preserve the exact official boundaries, and missing values have no symbol.

Areas

Value distribution

Value distributionHistogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.02224430–21,541: 443 areas21,541–43,082: 47 areas43,082–64,622: 15 areas64,622–86,163: 13 areas86,163–107,704: 7 areas107,704–129,245: 3 areas129,245–150,786: 0 areas150,786–172,326: 2 areas172,326–193,867: 1 area193,867–215,408: 0 areas215,408–236,949: 2 areas236,949–258,490: 2 areas258,490–280,030: 2 areas280,030–301,571: 0 areas301,571–323,112: 1 area323,112–344,653: 0 areas344,653–366,193: 0 areas366,193–387,734: 0 areas387,734–409,275: 0 areas409,275–430,816: 0 areas430,816–452,357: 1 area452,357–473,897: 0 areas473,897–495,438: 0 areas495,438–516,979: 1 areaMedian · 1,7990516,979m³Number of areas
Histogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.
ValueAreas
0–21,541443
21,541–43,08247
43,082–64,62215
64,622–86,16313
86,163–107,7047
107,704–129,2453
129,245–150,7860
150,786–172,3262
172,326–193,8671
193,867–215,4080
215,408–236,9492
236,949–258,4902
258,490–280,0302
280,030–301,5710
301,571–323,1121
323,112–344,6530
344,653–366,1930
366,193–387,7340
387,734–409,2750
409,275–430,8160
430,816–452,3571
452,357–473,8970
473,897–495,4380
495,438–516,9791

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municipalities

Highest and lowest values

From 540 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.

Highest and lowest values
Highest1Evergem44019516,979 m³
Highest2Antwerpen11002442,971 m³
Highest3Gent44021314,104 m³
Highest4Bruxelles21004261,889 m³
Highest5Oostkamp31022261,713 m³
Highest6Bastogne82039247,623 m³
Highest7Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht46030247,409 m³
Highest8Hoogstraten13014227,481 m³
Highest9Nazareth-De Pinte44086217,577 m³
Highest10Geel13008187,377 m³
Lowest373Viroinval930900 m³
Lowest373Philippeville930560 m³
Lowest373Florennes930220 m³
Lowest373Cerfontaine930100 m³
Lowest373La Bruyère921410 m³
Lowest373Jemeppe-sur-Sambre921400 m³
Lowest373Fernelmont921380 m³
Lowest373Gesves920540 m³
Lowest373Fosses-la-Ville920480 m³
Lowest373Floreffe920450 m³

Method and limitations

Method and limitations

No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.

The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.

Sum of the four published monthly observations January-April 2026; deliberately labelled YTD, not a complete year.

Year to date through month 4; not comparable with complete calendar years.

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Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance