Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium
Belgium: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 34.53 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belgium stood at 34.53 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belgium peaked at 38.59 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 34.5 %, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 149th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.49 % | — |
| 2001 | 37.57 % | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 38.59 % | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 38.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 38.09 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.53 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 37.46 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 37.09 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 36.62 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 36.81 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.88 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.61 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 38.06 % | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 37.28 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 36.96 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.84 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 35.42 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.27 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.45 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 35.06 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 34.89 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 34.88 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 34.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.53 % | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 34.53 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 80% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 34.53 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.48 % | 36.49 % | 38.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.28 % | 35.06 % | 38.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7 % | 34.5 % | 34.89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belgium?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belgium was 34.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 38.59 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5 % in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Belgium ranks 149th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.