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Residential building permits — useful floor area

Useful floor area authorized by residential building permits. This is a leading indicator and does not measure construction starts or completions.

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Residential building permits — useful floor area

Useful floor area authorized by residential building permits. This is a leading indicator and does not measure construction starts or completions.

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Residential building permits — useful floor area

Belgium

Values and evidence for Belgium. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
2005	11,400,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57540 · revision 1 Value 11400000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11400000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2006	11,800,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57541 · revision 1 Value 11800000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2007	10,400,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57542 · revision 1 Value 10400000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10400000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2008	10,400,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57543 · revision 1 Value 10400000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10400000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2009	9,200,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57544 · revision 1 Value 9200000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9200000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2010	9,800,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57545 · revision 1 Value 9800000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2011	8,800,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57546 · revision 1 Value 8800000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2012	9,300,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57547 · revision 1 Value 9300000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9300000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2013	9,600,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57548 · revision 1 Value 9600000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9600000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2014	10,100,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57549 · revision 1 Value 10100000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10100000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2015	8,800,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57550 · revision 1 Value 8800000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2016	8,900,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57551 · revision 1 Value 8900000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8900000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2017	8,300,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57552 · revision 1 Value 8300000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8300000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2018	9,800,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57553 · revision 1 Value 9800000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2019	9,000,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57554 · revision 1 Value 9000000.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider status: p. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2020	8,800,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57555 · revision 1 Value 8800000.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider status: p. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2021	9,800,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57556 · revision 1 Value 9800000.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider status: p. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2022	8,600,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57557 · revision 1 Value 8600000.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider status: p. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8600000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2023	7,900,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57558 · revision 1 Value 7900000.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider status: p. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7900000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2024	6,900,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57559 · revision 1 Value 6900000.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider status: p. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6900000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified
2025	6,500,000 square_meter	available	Inspect evidence Eurostat · observation #57560 · revision 1 Value 6500000.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual unadjusted useful floor area authorized for residential buildings; million square metres converted to square metres. Provider status: p. Provider eurostat · indicator BPRM_SQM.CPA_F41001.NSA.MIO_M2 · dataset sts_cobp_a · role direct Dataset updated 2026-10-02T11:00:00+0200 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6500000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:24:19 · source revision unspecified

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