Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0238 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0238 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0327 ha per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Belgium 112th out of 159 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0306 ha per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0279 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.03 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0289 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0306 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0304 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0327 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0311 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0299 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0307 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0301 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0299 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0289 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0269 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0266 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0273 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0264 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0277 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0276 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0238 ha per person | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0303 ha per person | 0.0279 ha per person | 0.0327 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 ha per person | 0.0266 ha per person | 0.0307 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0264 ha per person | 0.0238 ha per person | 0.0277 ha per person | 5 |
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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, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belgium?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Belgium was 0.0238 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 ha per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 112th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.