Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Belgium
Belgium: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 1,354 Hectares in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,354 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,396 Hectares
in 2000
All-time low
1,329 Hectares
in 2017
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Belgium is 1,354 Hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Belgium peaked at 1,396 Hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,329 Hectares, in 2017.
That places Belgium 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,384 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1,375 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,354 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,371 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,370 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,386 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,390 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,383 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,391 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,394 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,396 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,390 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,393 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,392 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,394 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,386 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,382 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,370 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,374 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,365 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,358 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,337 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,334 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,339 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,333 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,331 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,353 Hectares | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,329 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,356 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,359 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,367 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,368 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,362 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,353 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,354 Hectares | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,380 Hectares | 1,354 Hectares | 1,394 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,384 Hectares | 1,365 Hectares | 1,396 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,343 Hectares | 1,329 Hectares | 1,359 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,361 Hectares | 1,353 Hectares | 1,368 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 35 Costa Rica 1,692 Hectares compare
- 36 Iceland 1,591 Hectares compare
- 37 Switzerland 1,490 Hectares compare
- 39 Norway 984.72 Hectares compare
- 40 Israel 426.57 Hectares compare
- 41 Luxembourg 132.96 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0076 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -20.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Belgium?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Belgium was 1,354 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,396 Hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,329 Hectares in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Belgium ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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