Agricultural land use, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1149 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.1149 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.1356 hectares per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1149 hectares per person, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 165th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1356 hectares per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1348 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1344 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1342 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1335 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.132 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1286 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1275 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1263 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1244 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.121 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1199 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1198 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1188 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1192 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1167 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1185 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.118 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1183 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1179 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1164 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1149 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1318 hectares per person | 0.1263 hectares per person | 0.1356 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1194 hectares per person | 0.1167 hectares per person | 0.1244 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1168 hectares per person | 0.1149 hectares per person | 0.1183 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Belgium?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Belgium was 0.1149 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1356 hectares per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1149 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 165th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major 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 land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.