Agricultural land — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg
Belgium-Luxembourg: Agricultural land — Area was 1,521 1000 ha in 1999. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg is 1,521 1000 ha, measured in 1999.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 1,816 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1,423 1000 ha, in 1991.
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 149th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,811 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,816 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1,772 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1,761 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1,758 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,755 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1,758 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1,752 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1,763 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,763 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,756 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1,748 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,763 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1,801 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1,791 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1,781 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,768 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1,776 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,689 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 1,471 1000 ha | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 1,460 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,531 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1,528 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,524 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1,516 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,510 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1,501 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1,496 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,466 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1,443 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,423 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,471 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,483 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,492 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,495 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,501 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,510 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,518 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,521 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,772 1000 ha | 1,752 1000 ha | 1,816 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,764 1000 ha | 1,689 1000 ha | 1,801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,500 1000 ha | 1,460 1000 ha | 1,531 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,486 1000 ha | 1,423 1000 ha | 1,521 1000 ha | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg
- 146 Iceland 1,638 1000 ha compare
- 147 Costa Rica 1,589 1000 ha compare
- 148 Republic of Korea 1,561 1000 ha compare
- 150 Switzerland 1,490 1000 ha compare
- 151 Oman 1,479 1000 ha compare
- 152 Croatia 1,467 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belgium-Luxembourg
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1999)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (1999)
- Standard Deviation 0.586 °C (1999)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.31 % (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.20 million t (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 171,000 t (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 191.49 kg/ha (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 16.05 kg/cap (1999)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 232,000 t (1999)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 45,000 t (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Agricultural land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 1,521 1000 ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,816 1000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,423 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for agricultural land — area?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 149th out of 255 countries with data for 1999.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.