Cropland — Share in Land area in Belgium-Luxembourg
Belgium-Luxembourg: Cropland — Share in Land area was 27.21 % in 1999. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg is 27.21 %, measured in 1999.
The figure is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 31.81 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23.46 %, in 1982.
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 54th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.33 % | 30.9 % | 31.81 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.42 % | 29.74 % | 30.83 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.64 % | 23.46 % | 23.83 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.42 % | 23.64 % | 29.19 % | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg
- 51 Dominican Republic 27.65 % compare
- 52 Belarus 27.58 % compare
- 53 Slovak Republic 27.45 % compare
- 55 Cambodia 26.18 % compare
- 56 San Marino 25.65 % compare
- 57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.49 % compare
More environment data for Belgium-Luxembourg
- 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 18.81 g/Int$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Cropland — share in land area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 27.21 % in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 31.81 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.46 % in 1982.
- How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 1999.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.