Agriculture — Area, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Belgium 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 47% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 24% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Belgium?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Belgium was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.