Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 0.0041 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0132 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.003 ha per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Belgium 95th out of 114 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0041 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0206 ha per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0041 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0296 ha per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +100.0% | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
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 beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 95th out of 114 countries with data for 2017.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.