Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Belgium
Belgium: Agricultural land area — Organic farming was 100,653 Hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100,653 Hectares
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
31st
of 43 countries
All-time high
103,437 Hectares
in 2022
All-time low
22,994 Hectares
in 2005
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Belgium, 2002–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — organic farming in Belgium stood at 100,653 Hectares.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — organic farming in Belgium peaked at 103,437 Hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,994 Hectares, in 2005.
That places Belgium 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29,118 Hectares | — |
| 2003 | 23,966 Hectares | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 23,728 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 22,994 Hectares | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 29,308 Hectares | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 32,627 Hectares | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 36,153 Hectares | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 41,459 Hectares | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 49,005 Hectares | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 55,304 Hectares | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 59,718 Hectares | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 62,471 Hectares | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 66,704 Hectares | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 68,818 Hectares | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 78,452 Hectares | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 83,508 Hectares | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 89,025 Hectares | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 93,119 Hectares | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 99,072 Hectares | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 102,413 Hectares | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 103,437 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 102,294 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 100,653 Hectares | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,919 Hectares | 22,994 Hectares | 41,459 Hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 70,612 Hectares | 49,005 Hectares | 93,119 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,574 Hectares | 99,072 Hectares | 103,437 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 28 Philippines 187,425 Hectares compare
- 29 Egypt 116,000 Hectares compare
- 30 Colombia 100,874 Hectares compare
- 32 Russian Federation 96,576 Hectares compare
- 33 New Zealand 79,347 Hectares compare
- 34 Indonesia 71,947 Hectares compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 41,973 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -21.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 30,259 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -29.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — organic farming in Belgium?
- Agricultural land area — organic farming in Belgium was 100,653 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 103,437 Hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,994 Hectares in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for agricultural land area — organic farming?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — organic farming rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Organic farming. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).