Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 1.33 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Belgium stood at 1.33 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Belgium peaked at 1.65 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6326 tonnes per person, in 2001.
That places Belgium 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6429 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6326 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6829 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6869 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6727 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7179 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7309 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8016 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8504 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7896 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +79.5% |
| 2011 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.46 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.33 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 5.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.33 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2263 tonnes per person, 5.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 | +79.5% | 0.7896 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7208 tonnes per person | 0.6326 tonnes per person | 0.8504 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Belgium?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Belgium was 1.33 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6326 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.