Agricultural land per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Agricultural land per capita was 0.1155 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1155 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
177th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.1355 hectares per capita
in 2000
All-time low
0.1155 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.1155 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.1355 hectares per capita in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1155 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Belgium 177th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1355 hectares per capita | — |
| 2001 | 0.1348 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1344 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1342 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1335 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.132 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1308 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1286 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1275 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1261 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.124 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.121 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1199 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1198 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1188 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1178 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1192 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1166 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1185 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.118 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1182 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.118 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1167 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1155 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1155 hectares per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 50% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1155 hectares per capita is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 26% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1318 hectares per capita | 0.1261 hectares per capita | 0.1355 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1193 hectares per capita | 0.1166 hectares per capita | 0.124 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1171 hectares per capita | 0.1155 hectares per capita | 0.1182 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 174 Guadeloupe 0.1237 hectares per capita compare
- 175 Vietnam 0.1225 hectares per capita compare
- 176 Lebanon 0.1168 hectares per capita compare
- 178 Suriname 0.1136 hectares per capita compare
- 179 Philippines 0.1107 hectares per capita compare
- 180 French Polynesia 0.1069 hectares per capita 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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Belgium?
- Agricultural land per capita in Belgium was 0.1155 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1355 hectares per capita in 2000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1155 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Belgium ranks 177th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.