Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Belgium
Belgium: Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture was 467.54 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
467.54 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 42 countries
All-time high
578.6 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
406.9 Hectares
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 467.54 Hectares for agricultural land area — permanent pasture in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Belgium peaked at 578.6 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 406.9 Hectares, in 1994.
That places Belgium 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 578.6 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 556.4 Hectares | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 527.5 Hectares | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 526.4 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 406.9 Hectares | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 494.9 Hectares | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 513.3 Hectares | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 510.8 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 511.4 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 514.7 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 505.5 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 521.1 Hectares | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 536 Hectares | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 535.6 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 530 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 519.1 Hectares | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 517.3 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 507.3 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 500.4 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 496.3 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 499.69 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 488.92 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 507.24 Hectares | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 498.19 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 492.04 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 475.96 Hectares | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 478.43 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 467.84 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 479.64 Hectares | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 475.46 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 476.12 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 476.28 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 471.63 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 466.94 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 467.54 Hectares | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 514.09 Hectares | 406.9 Hectares | 578.6 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 516.86 Hectares | 496.3 Hectares | 536 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 486.34 Hectares | 467.84 Hectares | 507.24 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 471.7 Hectares | 466.94 Hectares | 476.28 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 pasture in Belgium?
- Agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Belgium was 467.54 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 578.6 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 406.9 Hectares in 1994.
- How does Belgium rank for agricultural land area — permanent pasture?
- Belgium ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent pasture rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pasture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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