Belgium vs Netherlands: Global meat production, per square kilometre

Belgium
56.9 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands
79.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Belgium rank
5th
Netherlands rank
3rd

Global meat production, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 79.83 tonnes per square kilometre against 56.9 tonnes per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 22.93 tonnes per square kilometre.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 194 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 58.02 tonnes per square kilometre 73.63 tonnes per square kilometre 15.61 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 59.33 tonnes per square kilometre 84.53 tonnes per square kilometre 25.2 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 57.17 tonnes per square kilometre 87 tonnes per square kilometre 29.84 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 79.83 tonnes per square kilometre against 56.9 tonnes per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
22.93 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global meat production, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,357 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Global meat production 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.