Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.1359 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Belgium is 0.1359 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.1875 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0595 tonnes per person, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 6th of 178 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0611 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.065 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0808 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1294 tonnes per person | +60.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1433 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1402 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1875 tonnes per person | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1132 tonnes per person | -39.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1116 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1127 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1274 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1384 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1309 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1293 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1305 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1367 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1359 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1359 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 14.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1359 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 9.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 | +60.2% | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 0.1294 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | -39.6% | 0.1875 tonnes per person | 0.1132 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0651 tonnes per person | 0.0595 tonnes per person | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1335 tonnes per person | 0.1116 tonnes per person | 0.1875 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1331 tonnes per person | 0.1293 tonnes per person | 0.1367 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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, per capita in Belgium?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Belgium was 0.1359 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1875 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0595 tonnes per person in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.