Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Belgium
Belgium: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 2.72 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Belgium stood at 2.72 %.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Belgium peaked at 3.81 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.29 %, in 2013.
That places Belgium 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.74 % | — |
| 2001 | 3.81 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.98 % | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 2.57 % | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 2.55 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.67 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.58 % | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.51 % | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.44 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.39 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.36 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.29 % | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.48 % | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.64 % | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.76 % | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.81 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.76 % | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.74 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.71 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.72 % | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.72 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 18% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.72 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 % | 2.51 % | 3.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 % | 2.29 % | 2.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 % | 2.71 % | 2.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 164 Serbia and Montenegro 2.83 % compare
- 165 Poland 2.78 % compare
- 165 Slovenia 2.78 % compare
- 168 Czechoslovakia 2.69 %
- 169 Belize 2.61 % compare
- 170 United Republic of Tanzania 2.29 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Belgium?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Belgium was 2.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 % in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Belgium ranks 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.