Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Belgium
Belgium: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 1.54 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.54 million tonnes for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Belgium peaked at 1.83 million tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million tonnes, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 89th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.10 million tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 1.14 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million tonnes | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.72 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.74 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.76 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.70 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.54 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.59 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million tonnes | -3.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.54 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 783,000 tonnes, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.54 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.10 million tonnes, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +31.4% | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 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 share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Belgium?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Belgium was 1.54 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Belgium ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.