Belgium vs Ireland: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Belgium
0.0755 hectares per person
in 2025
Ireland
0.0796 hectares per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
145th
Ireland rank
144th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
0.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0796 hectares per person against 0.0755 hectares per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0041 hectares per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 145th and Ireland ranks 144th of 189 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1022 hectares per person 0.2034 hectares per person 0.1011 hectares per person Ireland
1970s 0.0954 hectares per person 0.1589 hectares per person 0.0635 hectares per person Ireland
1980s 0.0734 hectares per person 0.1395 hectares per person 0.0661 hectares per person Ireland
1990s 0.08 hectares per person 0.1147 hectares per person 0.0347 hectares per person Ireland
2000s 0.0824 hectares per person 0.1202 hectares per person 0.0378 hectares per person Ireland
2010s 0.0761 hectares per person 0.0976 hectares per person 0.0215 hectares per person Ireland
2020s 0.0762 hectares per person 0.0839 hectares per person 0.0077 hectares per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Belgium or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.0796 hectares per person against 0.0755 hectares per person in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Belgium and Ireland?
0.0041 hectares per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Belgium ranks 145th and Ireland ranks 144th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.