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 148th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- 145 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,367 1000 ha compare
- 146 Republic of Moldova 3,293 1000 ha compare
- 147 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,282 1000 ha
- 149 Lesotho 3,036 1000 ha compare
- 150 Armenia 2,820 1000 ha compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 2,812 1000 ha compare
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 — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (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 148th out of 248 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.