Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.0755 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0755 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.179 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0755 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Belgium 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.179 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1786 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1775 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1757 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1737 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1717 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1702 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1687 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1678 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1671 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1668 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1663 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1654 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1646 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1638 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1631 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1625 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1618 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1611 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1601 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1409 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1406 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1405 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1406 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1409 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1411 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1411 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1411 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1407 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1404 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1399 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1389 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1452 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1455 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1542 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1464 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1469 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1466 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.151 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.147 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1467 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1465 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.146 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1449 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1436 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1429 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1415 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.137 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1342 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1348 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1343 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1346 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1357 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.134 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1347 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1346 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1347 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1342 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.133 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1325 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0758 hectares per person | -42.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0755 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -42.8% | 0.1325 hectares per person | 0.0758 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.173 hectares per person | 0.1671 hectares per person | 0.179 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1635 hectares per person | 0.1601 hectares per person | 0.1668 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1408 hectares per person | 0.1404 hectares per person | 0.1411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1458 hectares per person | 0.1389 hectares per person | 0.1542 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1459 hectares per person | 0.1415 hectares per person | 0.151 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1354 hectares per person | 0.134 hectares per person | 0.1396 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.0755 hectares per person | 0.1347 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 159 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0955 hectares per person compare
- 160 Luxembourg 0.0928 hectares per person compare
- 161 Cyprus 0.0837 hectares per person compare
- 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0701 hectares per person compare
- 164 Grenada 0.0682 hectares per person compare
- 165 Israel 0.0633 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belgium?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belgium was 0.0755 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.179 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0755 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area 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.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area 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.