What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Belgium and United Kingdom?

0.0106 hectares per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

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

Belgium

0.0755 hectares per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.0861 hectares per person

in 2025

Belgium rank

145th

United Kingdom rank

142nd

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

Belgium
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0861 hectares per person against 0.0755 hectares per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0106 hectares per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 145th and United Kingdom ranks 142nd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1022 hectares per person	0.1364 hectares per person	0.0342 hectares per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0954 hectares per person	0.1262 hectares per person	0.0308 hectares per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0734 hectares per person	0.1232 hectares per person	0.0499 hectares per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.08 hectares per person	0.1086 hectares per person	0.0286 hectares per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0824 hectares per person	0.0981 hectares per person	0.0157 hectares per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0761 hectares per person	0.0949 hectares per person	0.0188 hectares per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0762 hectares per person	0.0884 hectares per person	0.0123 hectares per person	United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0861 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 United Kingdom?: 0.0106 hectares per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Belgium ranks 145th and United Kingdom ranks 142nd 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: 23 October 2026

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.