Arable land — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg
Belgium-Luxembourg: Arable land — Area was 873 1000 ha in 1999. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 arable land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg is 873 1000 ha, measured in 1999.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 1,007 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 758 1000 ha, in 1982.
That places Belgium-Luxembourg 128th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,007 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,004 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1,001 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 998 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 996 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 994 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 990 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 989 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 988 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 987 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 987 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 987 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 985 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 983 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 982 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 981 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 977 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 971 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 962 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 762 1000 ha | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 760 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 758 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 759 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 762 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 764 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 765 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 766 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 767 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 767 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 766 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 760 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 832 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 841 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 940 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 874 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 862 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 870 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 873 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 873 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 996.33 1000 ha | 988 1000 ha | 1,007 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 980.2 1000 ha | 962 1000 ha | 987 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 763 1000 ha | 758 1000 ha | 767 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 849.1 1000 ha | 760 1000 ha | 940 1000 ha | 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 arable land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Arable land — area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 873 1000 ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,007 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 758 1000 ha in 1982.
- How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for arable land — area?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 128th out of 248 countries with data for 1999.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Arable 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.