Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium-Luxembourg
Belgium-Luxembourg: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 57.4 % in 1999. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1999, arable land — share in agricultural land in Belgium-Luxembourg stood at 57.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 63 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 49.51 %, in 1982.
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 63rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.6 % | — |
| 1962 | 55.29 % | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 56.49 % | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 56.67 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 56.66 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 56.64 % | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 56.31 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 56.45 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 56.04 % | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 55.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 56.21 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 56.46 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 55.87 % | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 54.58 % | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 54.83 % | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 55.08 % | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 55.26 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 54.67 % | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 56.96 % | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 51.8 % | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 52.05 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 49.51 % | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 49.67 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 50 % | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 50.4 % | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 50.66 % | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 51.03 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 51.27 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 52.32 % | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 53.08 % | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 53.41 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 56.56 % | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 56.71 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 63 % | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 58.46 % | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 57.43 % | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 57.62 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 57.51 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 57.4 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.24 % | 55.29 % | 56.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.59 % | 54.58 % | 56.96 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.87 % | 49.51 % | 52.32 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.12 % | 53.08 % | 63 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Belgium-Luxembourg was 57.4 % in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 63 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.51 % in 1982.
- How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 1999.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.