Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 81 Albania 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Panama 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Gambia 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Iceland 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guam 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.