Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Belgium
Belgium: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 1,006 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Belgium, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Belgium is 1,006 Square kilometres, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Belgium peaked at 1,024 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 238 Square kilometres, in 2004.
That places Belgium 47th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 238 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 244 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 286 Square kilometres | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 327 Square kilometres | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 358 Square kilometres | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 413.5 Square kilometres | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 490 Square kilometres | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 592 Square kilometres | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 597 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 625 Square kilometres | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 667 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 688 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 785 Square kilometres | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 835 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 890 Square kilometres | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 931.19 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 990.72 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1,024 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1,018 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,024 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,006 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 311.08 Square kilometres | 238 Square kilometres | 413.5 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 710.02 Square kilometres | 490 Square kilometres | 931.19 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,013 Square kilometres | 990.72 Square kilometres | 1,024 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Belgium?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Belgium was 1,006 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,024 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 238 Square kilometres in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata