Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium
Belgium: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 63.75 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Belgium stood at 63.75 %.
The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Belgium peaked at 63.78 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.89 %, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 53rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61 % | 59.89 % | 62.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.03 % | 60.29 % | 63.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.57 % | 63.38 % | 63.78 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Belgium?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Belgium was 63.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 63.78 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.89 % in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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About this data
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.