text: As well as moving Aston Villa up one place in the Premier League table on Tuesday night, Christian Benteke's hat-trick against QPR was also a triumph for the top-flight's Belgian contingent. The 24-year-old's treble accounted for the 46th, 47th and 48th goals scored by players from Belgium this season, making them the third most prolific nation in the division. Benteke's goals - which arrived in a memorable 3-3 draw at Villa Park - moved Belgium above France (46 goals) and within 19 of second-placed Spain (67 goals). Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke celebrates after scoring his third goal against QPR on Tuesday . Benteke's hat-trick earned Villa a point and moved Belgium into third place for Premier League goals this term . Eden Hazard has helped Belgium's cause with with 12 goals for Chelsea - including this penalty against Stoke . Belgium's total has been aided by the form of Chelsea's Eden Hazard, who has struck 12 times in the Premier League to help Jose Mourinho's men to the top of the table. Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku - both of whom are international team-mates of Benteke and Hazard - have also chipped in with eight goals apiece, while Kevin Mirallas, Marouane Fellaini, Mousa Dembele and Toby Alderweireld have also been on target. Spain have the likes of Chelsea's Diego Costa (19 goals) and Manchester City playmaker David Silva (11 goals) to thank for their tally, although they still sit miles behind runaway leaders England. Diego Costa scores one of the 67 goals scored by players with Spanish nationality against Southampton . Manchester City midfielder David Silva has netted 11 top-flight goals so far this season . A total of 255 goals have been scored by 81 different English players during the current campaign, with Tottenham's latest hero Harry Kane (19) and QPR hitman Charlie Austin (17) leading the way. Three Lions captain Wayne Rooney and Under 21 star Saido Berahino have both netted 12 goals this season, with Liverpool trio Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling pitching in with six goals each. France sit fourth on the list, boosted by 14 goals from Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud and five each from Swansea's Bafetimbi Gomis and Chelsea striker Loic Remy. Harry Kane has contributed to England's tally of 255 goals this season with 19 strikes for Tottenham . QPR striker Charlie Austin netted the most recent goal scored by an Englishman against Villa on Tuesday . Olivier Giroud, pictured celebrating a goal against Liverpool, is the top-scoring Frenchman so far this season . Argentina complete the top five on 37 goals, the vast majority of which have arrived from Manchester City's main man Sergio Aguero (17 goals). Senegal (35 goals), Scotland (28) and Ivory Coast (22) come next on the list, with Holland (19), Brazil (18), the Republic of Ireland (18) and Chile (17) - helped by the goalscoring form of Alexis Sanchez - further down. Players from 46 countries have found the back of the net this season, with a total of 800 goals scored so far. England 255 . Spain 67 . Belgium 48 . France 46 . Argentina 37 . Senegal 35 . Scotland 28 . Ivory Coast 22 . Holland 19 . Brazil 18 . Republic of Ireland 18 . Chile 17 . Croatia 11 . Serbia 11 . Denmark 10 . Italy 10 . Nigeria 10 . Wales 9 . Austria 8 . Germany 8 . South Korea 7 . Iceland 5 . Montenegro 5 . Uruguay 5 . Bosnia 4 . Colombia 4 . Ecuador 4 . Cameroon 3 . Ghana 3 . Kenya 3 . Sweden 3 . Algeria 2 . Czech Republic 2 . New Zealand 2 . Egypt 2 . Norway 2 . Togo 2 . Benin 1 . Congo DR 1 . Jamaica 1 . Japan 1 . Poland 1 . Portugal 1 . Morocco 1 . Northern Ireland 1 . Slovakia 1 .
target: Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke scored three against QPR on Tuesday .
  Players from Belgium have now netted 48 Premier League goals this term .
  English players have scored 255 goals - almost four times more than Spain .
  A total of nine nations have just a single top-flight goal this season .
  Players from 46 countries have scored a total of 800 goals during 2014-15 .