Belgium vs Estonia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Belgium
901,855 hectares
in 2025
Estonia
986,400 hectares
in 2025
Belgium rank
141st
Estonia rank
138th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 986,400 hectares against 901,855 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 84,545 hectares.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 141st and Estonia ranks 138th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 28 and Estonia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.10 million hectares | 420,724 hectares | 684,036 hectares | Belgium |
| 1100s | 2.07 million hectares | 427,274 hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1200s | 2.49 million hectares | 432,051 hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1300s | 2.62 million hectares | 434,474 hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1400s | 1.90 million hectares | 433,737 hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1500s | 2.21 million hectares | 428,660 hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1600s | 2.20 million hectares | 417,397 hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1700s | 2.48 million hectares | 396,736 hectares | 2.09 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1710s | 2.54 million hectares | 457,256 hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1720s | 2.56 million hectares | 526,762 hectares | 2.03 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1730s | 2.54 million hectares | 606,528 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1740s | 2.50 million hectares | 697,991 hectares | 1.80 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1750s | 2.42 million hectares | 802,768 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1760s | 2.48 million hectares | 922,676 hectares | 1.56 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1770s | 2.53 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1780s | 2.57 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1790s | 2.59 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1800s | 2.61 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Belgium |
| 1810s | 2.61 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 781,560 hectares | Belgium |
| 1820s | 2.60 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 555,350 hectares | Belgium |
| 1830s | 2.67 million hectares | 2.29 million hectares | 380,190 hectares | Belgium |
| 1840s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 21,710 hectares | Estonia |
| 1850s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 294,650 hectares | Estonia |
| 1860s | 2.57 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 594,790 hectares | Estonia |
| 1870s | 2.55 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 640,680 hectares | Estonia |
| 1880s | 2.61 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | 603,910 hectares | Estonia |
| 1890s | 2.58 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 635,120 hectares | Estonia |
| 1900s | 2.55 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | 655,030 hectares | Estonia |
| 1910s | 2.46 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | 712,700 hectares | Estonia |
| 1920s | 2.43 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 726,290 hectares | Estonia |
| 1930s | 2.33 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 752,940 hectares | Estonia |
| 1940s | 2.10 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 844,460 hectares | Estonia |
| 1950s | 1.76 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 655,297 hectares | Estonia |
| 1960s | 1.63 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 232,639 hectares | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 215,369 hectares | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.39 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 7,366 hectares | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 314,866 hectares | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.53 million hectares | 870,690 hectares | 658,250 hectares | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.52 million hectares | 974,170 hectares | 545,826 hectares | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.34 million hectares | 986,200 hectares | 350,962 hectares | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Belgium or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 986,400 hectares against 901,855 hectares in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Belgium and Estonia?
- 84,545 hectares, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Belgium ranks 141st and Estonia ranks 138th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.