Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 300,668 ha in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
300,668 ha
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
108th
of 178 countries
All-time high
550,260 ha
in 1966
All-time low
300,668 ha
in 1999
Years of data
39
1961–1999

Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1961198019991961: 528.3k ha1962: 522.3k ha1963: 498.1k ha1964: 499.0k ha1965: 517.6k ha1966: 550.3k ha1967: 534.1k ha1968: 528.9k ha1969: 521.9k ha1970: 507.1k ha1971: 502.2k ha1972: 507.0k ha1973: 491.1k ha1974: 467.7k ha1975: 442.9k ha1976: 459.6k ha1977: 446.3k ha1978: 446.0k ha1979: 444.5k ha1980: 430.4k ha1981: 403.2k ha1982: 398.5k ha1983: 404.1k ha1984: 401.1k ha1985: 384.0k ha1986: 387.1k ha1987: 376.6k ha1988: 385.4k ha1989: 385.4k ha1990: 368.2k ha1991: 347.8k ha1992: 346.8k ha1993: 344.2k ha1994: 322.9k ha1995: 318.5k ha1996: 310.9k ha1997: 316.3k ha1998: 345.8k ha1999: 300.7k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Belgium-Luxembourg recorded 300,668 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 550,260 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 300,668 ha, in 1999.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 108th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961 to 1999.
Year ha Change
1961 528,292 ha
1962 522,291 ha -1.1%
1963 498,118 ha -4.6%
1964 499,021 ha +0.2%
1965 517,591 ha +3.7%
1966 550,260 ha +6.3%
1967 534,118 ha -2.9%
1968 528,850 ha -1.0%
1969 521,931 ha -1.3%
1970 507,091 ha -2.8%
1971 502,217 ha -1.0%
1972 506,973 ha +0.9%
1973 491,124 ha -3.1%
1974 467,671 ha -4.8%
1975 442,933 ha -5.3%
1976 459,560 ha +3.8%
1977 446,311 ha -2.9%
1978 446,037 ha -0.1%
1979 444,496 ha -0.3%
1980 430,392 ha -3.2%
1981 403,244 ha -6.3%
1982 398,492 ha -1.2%
1983 404,149 ha +1.4%
1984 401,084 ha -0.8%
1985 383,992 ha -4.3%
1986 387,092 ha +0.8%
1987 376,564 ha -2.7%
1988 385,381 ha +2.3%
1989 385,422 ha +0.0%
1990 368,230 ha -4.5%
1991 347,798 ha -5.5%
1992 346,774 ha -0.3%
1993 344,213 ha -0.7%
1994 322,923 ha -6.2%
1995 318,535 ha -1.4%
1996 310,909 ha -2.4%
1997 316,305 ha +1.7%
1998 345,751 ha +9.3%
1999 300,668 ha -13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 522,275 ha 498,118 ha 550,260 ha 9
1970s 471,441 ha 442,933 ha 507,091 ha 10
1980s 395,581 ha 376,564 ha 430,392 ha 10
1990s 332,211 ha 300,668 ha 368,230 ha 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 105 Namibia 332,033 ha compare
  2. 106 El Salvador 317,461 ha compare
  3. 107 Haiti 303,470 ha compare
  4. 109 China, Taiwan Province of 291,168 ha compare
  5. 110 Liberia 290,000 ha compare
  6. 111 Belgium 281,940 ha

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Cereals, primary — area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg was 300,668 ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 550,260 ha in 1966.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 300,668 ha in 1999.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 108th out of 178 countries with data for 1999.
Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.