Belgium-Luxembourg vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cropland — Share in Land area

Belgium-Luxembourg
27.21 %
in 1999
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
25.49 %
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
67th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
70th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0102030196119922024

How they compare

Belgium-Luxembourg currently reports 27.21 % against 25.49 % in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.72 %.

That makes Belgium-Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 67th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 70th of 252 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium-Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 31.33 % 30.52 % 0.8089 % Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 30.42 % 29.27 % 1.15 % Belgium-Luxembourg
1980s 23.64 % 28.82 % 5.18 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 26.42 % 26 % 0.413 % Belgium-Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Belgium-Luxembourg or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Belgium-Luxembourg, at 27.21 % against 25.49 % in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 1999.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Belgium-Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.72 %, with Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 67th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 70th of 252 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.