Beef production in Belgium
Belgium: Beef production was 249,440 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
249,440 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
46th
of 198 countries
All-time high
305,388 tonnes
in 2002
All-time low
238,140 tonnes
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Beef production in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 249,440 tonnes for beef production in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Belgium peaked at 305,388 tonnes in 2002 and was at its lowest, 238,140 tonnes, in 2022.
That places Belgium 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Beef production in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 275,360 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 285,250 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 305,388 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 275,170 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 280,931 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 267,156 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 286,979 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 287,977 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 285,037 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 261,801 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 281,634 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 272,282 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 262,280 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 249,973 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 257,670 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 267,877 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 278,362 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 281,536 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 277,310 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 263,750 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 254,510 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 247,120 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 238,140 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 240,180 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 249,440 tonnes | +3.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 249,440 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 42,740 tonnes, 5.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 249,440 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86,510 tonnes, 2.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 281,105 tonnes | 261,801 tonnes | 305,388 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 269,267 tonnes | 249,973 tonnes | 281,634 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,878 tonnes | 238,140 tonnes | 254,510 tonnes | 5 |
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 beef production in Belgium?
- Beef production in Belgium was 249,440 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beef production recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 305,388 tonnes in 2002.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,140 tonnes in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for beef production?
- Belgium ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).