Land area — Area in Belgium
Belgium: Land area — Area was 3,049 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Belgium is 3,049 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Belgium peaked at 3,049 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,033 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Belgium 159th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area — Area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,033 1000 ha | — |
| 2001 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,049 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,049 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,049 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,049 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,049 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,049 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,049 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3,049 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,049 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3,049 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,252 1000 ha, 37% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,033 1000 ha | 3,033 1000 ha | 3,033 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,037 1000 ha | 3,033 1000 ha | 3,049 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,049 1000 ha | 3,049 1000 ha | 3,049 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 156 Republic of Moldova 3,293 1000 ha compare
- 156 Moldova 3,293 1000 ha compare
- 158 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,282 1000 ha
- 160 Lesotho 3,036 1000 ha compare
- 161 Armenia 2,820 1000 ha compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 2,812 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Belgium?
- Land area — area in Belgium was 3,049 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,049 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,033 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for land area — area?
- Belgium ranks 159th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.