Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Belgium

Belgium: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 15.33 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.33 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 220 countries
All-time high
17.67 %
in 2002
All-time low
15.31 %
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Belgium, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 16.7 %2001: 17.2 %2002: 17.7 %2003: 17.7 %2004: 17.5 %2005: 17.1 %2006: 17 %2007: 16.7 %2008: 16.5 %2009: 16.6 %2010: 16.5 %2011: 16.1 %2012: 16.7 %2013: 16.4 %2014: 16.2 %2015: 15.7 %2016: 15.8 %2017: 15.4 %2018: 15.7 %2019: 15.6 %2020: 15.6 %2021: 15.6 %2022: 15.5 %2023: 15.3 %2024: 15.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 15.33 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Belgium peaked at 17.67 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.31 %, in 2023.

That places Belgium 105th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.06 % 16.48 % 17.67 % 10
2010s 16.02 % 15.43 % 16.71 % 10
2020s 15.47 % 15.31 % 15.62 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Belgium?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Belgium was 15.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 17.67 % in 2002.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 15.31 % in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Belgium ranks 105th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.