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 153rd out of 201 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.
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
- 150 Serbia and Montenegro 2.83 % compare
- 151 Poland 2.78 % compare
- 151 Slovenia 2.78 % compare
- 154 Czechoslovakia 2.69 %
- 155 Belize 2.61 % compare
- 156 United Republic of Tanzania 2.29 % compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,603 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,041 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.75 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.27 million t (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 153rd out of 201 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.