Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Belgium
Belgium: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 5.11 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 5.11 for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Belgium peaked at 5.38 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.87, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 5th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.34 | — |
| 2001 | 5.36 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.03 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 5.38 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 5.06 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.65 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 4.58 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.52 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.39 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 4.31 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.45 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.22 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.88 | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 4.52 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 3.87 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 4.31 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 4.06 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.42 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 4.37 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.31 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.11 | +18.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 5.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8758, 5.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 5.11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8722, 5.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.94 | 4.39 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 | 3.87 | 4.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.71 | 4.31 | 5.11 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1488 compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.9091 compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.74 compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 0.1253 compare
- 3 Ireland 5.54 compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 0.7835 compare
- 4 Canada 5.14 compare
- 4 Viet Nam 0.5747 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.464 compare
- 6 Estonia 4.31 compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0.4384 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0388 compare
- 7 France 4.31 compare
- 8 Australia 3.79 compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 0.0199 compare
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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 50,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Belgium?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Belgium was 5.11 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 in 2003.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.