Cereal production in Belgium
Belgium: Cereal production was 1.93 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal 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
In 2024, cereal production in Belgium stood at 1.93 million tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Belgium peaked at 3.26 million tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.93 million tonnes, in 2024.
That places Belgium 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Belgium?
- Cereal production in Belgium was 1.93 million 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 cereal production recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 million tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 million tonnes in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for cereal production?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.