Belgium vs Cyprus: Agricultural land use per person
Belgium
0.0782 hectares per person
in 2025
Cyprus
0.092 hectares per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
169th
Cyprus rank
168th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Belgium
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.092 hectares per person against 0.0782 hectares per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0138 hectares per person.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 169th and Cyprus ranks 168th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 21 and Cyprus in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.76 hectares per person | 0.8175 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1100s | 3.45 hectares per person | 0.8109 hectares per person | 2.64 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1200s | 2.77 hectares per person | 0.8041 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1300s | 2.09 hectares per person | 0.7969 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1400s | 2.38 hectares per person | 0.7892 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1500s | 1.77 hectares per person | 0.7811 hectares per person | 0.9851 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1600s | 1.47 hectares per person | 0.7721 hectares per person | 0.6944 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.7621 hectares per person | 0.6578 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1710s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.761 hectares per person | 0.5627 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1720s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.7599 hectares per person | 0.4677 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1730s | 1.13 hectares per person | 0.7587 hectares per person | 0.3727 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1740s | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.7576 hectares per person | 0.2775 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1750s | 0.939 hectares per person | 0.7564 hectares per person | 0.1826 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1760s | 0.9044 hectares per person | 0.7552 hectares per person | 0.1492 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1770s | 0.8696 hectares per person | 0.7539 hectares per person | 0.1157 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1780s | 0.8348 hectares per person | 0.7527 hectares per person | 0.0822 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.8 hectares per person | 0.7514 hectares per person | 0.0486 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.7649 hectares per person | 0.75 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.7304 hectares per person | 0.7487 hectares per person | 0.0183 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1820s | 0.696 hectares per person | 0.7472 hectares per person | 0.0513 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1830s | 0.6576 hectares per person | 0.7457 hectares per person | 0.0882 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1840s | 0.6189 hectares per person | 0.7442 hectares per person | 0.1253 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1850s | 0.582 hectares per person | 0.7426 hectares per person | 0.1606 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1860s | 0.5468 hectares per person | 0.7409 hectares per person | 0.1941 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1870s | 0.5107 hectares per person | 0.7392 hectares per person | 0.2284 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 0.4723 hectares per person | 0.7373 hectares per person | 0.2649 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1890s | 0.4255 hectares per person | 0.7353 hectares per person | 0.3098 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.7331 hectares per person | 0.3518 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.3318 hectares per person | 0.7307 hectares per person | 0.3989 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 0.3251 hectares per person | 0.7281 hectares per person | 0.403 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 0.2884 hectares per person | 0.725 hectares per person | 0.4367 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 0.2521 hectares per person | 0.7213 hectares per person | 0.4692 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 0.1988 hectares per person | 0.7123 hectares per person | 0.5134 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 0.173 hectares per person | 0.6876 hectares per person | 0.5146 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.1638 hectares per person | 0.4305 hectares per person | 0.2667 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.1409 hectares per person | 0.2412 hectares per person | 0.1003 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.1466 hectares per person | 0.1782 hectares per person | 0.0317 hectares per person | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.147 hectares per person | 0.1423 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1386 hectares per person | 0.1021 hectares per person | 0.0365 hectares per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1175 hectares per person | 0.0982 hectares per person | 0.0192 hectares per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Belgium or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 0.092 hectares per person against 0.0782 hectares per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Belgium and Cyprus?
- 0.0138 hectares per person, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cyprus?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Cyprus rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Belgium ranks 169th and Cyprus ranks 168th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.