Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Belgium
Belgium: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 1.60 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Belgium is 1.60 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Belgium peaked at 2.09 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 617,000 tonnes, in 2003.
That places Belgium 19th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 626,000 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 669,000 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 656,000 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 617,000 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 660,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 689,000 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 688,000 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 675,000 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 678,000 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 872,000 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million tonnes | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.09 million tonnes | +34.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million tonnes | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.28 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.45 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 1.58 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million tonnes | +0.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.60 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 46,000 tonnes, 34.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.60 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67,000 tonnes, 23.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and 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 | +61.7% | 872,000 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes |
| 2014 | -39.3% | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 683,000 tonnes | 617,000 tonnes | 872,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 1.60 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Belgium?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Belgium was 1.60 million tonnes 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 617,000 tonnes in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.