Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Belgium
Belgium: Agricultural land area — Permanent crops was 21.04 Hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.04 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
35th
of 42 countries
All-time high
21.88 Hectares
in 2022
All-time low
15.7 Hectares
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — permanent crops in Belgium stood at 21.04 Hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent crops in Belgium peaked at 21.88 Hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.7 Hectares, in 1990.
That places Belgium 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.7 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 16.5 Hectares | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 17.4 Hectares | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 18 Hectares | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 18.7 Hectares | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 18.6 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.1 Hectares | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 19.5 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 20.6 Hectares | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 20.8 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.6 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.1 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 21.2 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.4 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.1 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 21 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.3 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.6 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 18.23 Hectares | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.19 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.42 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 18.49 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.55 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.11 Hectares | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 19.4 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.62 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.69 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.62 Hectares | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 21.62 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.88 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.88 Hectares | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 21.04 Hectares | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.49 Hectares | 15.7 Hectares | 20.8 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.11 Hectares | 20.6 Hectares | 21.6 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.78 Hectares | 18.1 Hectares | 19.69 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.41 Hectares | 20.88 Hectares | 21.88 Hectares | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -19.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — permanent crops in Belgium?
- Agricultural land area — permanent crops in Belgium was 21.04 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.88 Hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7 Hectares in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for agricultural land area — permanent crops?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent crops rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 — Permanent crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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