Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Belgium
Belgium: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 281,940 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Belgium is 281,940 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Belgium peaked at 350,366 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 281,940 ha, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 111th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 313,300 ha | — |
| 2001 | 287,000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 310,474 ha | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 300,210 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 319,218 ha | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 322,166 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 320,570 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 314,751 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 350,366 ha | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 335,264 ha | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 325,351 ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 326,241 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 341,312 ha | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 336,226 ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 335,211 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 321,445 ha | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 327,535 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 305,433 ha | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 304,520 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 313,110 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 304,350 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 310,210 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 323,070 ha | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 324,650 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 281,940 ha | -13.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 281,940 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 281,940 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 317,332 ha | 287,000 ha | 350,366 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,638 ha | 304,520 ha | 341,312 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 308,844 ha | 281,940 ha | 324,650 ha | 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 in Belgium?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Belgium was 281,940 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 350,366 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,940 ha in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Belgium ranks 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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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About this data
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.