Arable land (hectares), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.0733 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land (hectares), per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0733 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0841 hectares per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0723 hectares per person, in 2012.
That places Belgium 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0841 hectares per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0821 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0805 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0805 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0806 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0804 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0798 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.079 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0788 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0778 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0765 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0747 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0723 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0731 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0729 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0736 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.075 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0735 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0744 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0746 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.075 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0739 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0733 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0733 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0733 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0804 hectares per person | 0.0778 hectares per person | 0.0841 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0741 hectares per person | 0.0723 hectares per person | 0.0765 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0742 hectares per person | 0.0733 hectares per person | 0.075 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Belgium?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Belgium was 0.0733 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0841 hectares per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0723 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.