Belgium vs Netherlands: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square

Belgium
514.79 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
735.64 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
5th
Netherlands rank
3rd

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 735.64 tonnes per square kilometre against 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 220.85 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 189 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 249.48 tonnes per square kilometre 270.74 tonnes per square kilometre 21.26 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 524.91 tonnes per square kilometre 581.65 tonnes per square kilometre 56.74 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 579.86 tonnes per square kilometre 703.5 tonnes per square kilometre 123.64 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 735.64 tonnes per square kilometre against 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square between Belgium and Netherlands?
220.85 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,071 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.