Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Belgium
Belgium: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 1.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Belgium stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 38.0% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Belgium peaked at 2.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2014.
That places Belgium 64th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -2.4% | — |
| 2011 | -3.7% | +51.0% |
| 2012 | -4.1% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | -4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | -4.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | -4.0% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | -2.1% | -46.8% |
| 2017 | -2.9% | +38.0% |
| 2018 | -0.8% | -71.6% |
| 2019 | -0.6% | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -217.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +241.4% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -38.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.5%. (79 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.7%. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -2.9% | -4.3% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Belgium?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Belgium was 1.3% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Belgium ranks 64th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.