Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belgium
Belgium: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 6.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 6.86 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Belgium peaked at 9.84 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.86, in 2024.
That places Belgium 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.02 | — |
| 2001 | 8.22 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.5 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 8.53 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.18 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 8.65 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 8.37 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 8.64 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.89 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.71 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.35 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.01 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 8.67 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.21 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.44 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.84 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.98 | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 9.05 | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 7.98 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 8.99 | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 8.43 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 7.91 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 8.49 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.86 | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8.02 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 | 6.98 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 | 6.86 | 8.6 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7302 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7302 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Belgium?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Belgium was 6.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 in 2015.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.86 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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