Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belgium
Belgium: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belgium peaked at 633.7 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 214.52 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 5th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 square in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 217.25 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 214.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 232.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 234.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 231.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 248.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 254.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 280.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 300.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 281.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 509.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +81.1% |
| 2011 | 502.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 504.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 539.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 483.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 498.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 492.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 594.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 574.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 551.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 569.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 601.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 633.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 17.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.62 tonnes per square kilometre, 27.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 | +81.1% | 281.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 509.12 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 214.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 300.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 524.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 483.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 594.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 579.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 633.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 2 Hong Kong 992.38 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 3 Netherlands 735.64 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 575 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 376.25 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 335.57 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 8 Mauritius 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square in Belgium?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Belgium was 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 633.7 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.