Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belgium-Luxembourg
Belgium-Luxembourg: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 46.34 % in 1999. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1999, agricultural land — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg stood at 46.34 %.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 55.33 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 43.36 %, in 1991.
That places Belgium-Luxembourg 76th out of 220 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.18 % | — |
| 1962 | 55.33 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 53.99 % | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 53.66 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 53.56 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 53.47 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 53.56 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 53.38 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 53.72 % | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 53.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 53.5 % | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 53.26 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 53.72 % | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 54.88 % | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 54.57 % | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 54.27 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 53.87 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 54.11 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 51.46 % | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 44.82 % | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 44.49 % | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 46.65 % | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 46.56 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 46.44 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 46.01 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 45.73 % | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 45.58 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 44.67 % | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 43.97 % | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 43.36 % | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 44.82 % | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 45.19 % | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 45.46 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 45.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 45.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.01 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.25 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.34 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.98 % | 53.38 % | 55.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.74 % | 51.46 % | 54.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.71 % | 44.49 % | 46.65 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.27 % | 43.36 % | 46.34 % | 10 |
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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 — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 46.34 % in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 55.33 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.36 % in 1991.
- How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 76th out of 220 countries with data for 1999.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 — Share in 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.