What is cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium?

Cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium was 0.0782 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 0.2269 hectares per person in 1000.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 hectares per person in 1991.

How does Belgium rank for cropland per person over the long-term?

Belgium ranks 149th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium

Name: Cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.0782 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0782 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

149th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.2269 hectares per person

in 1000

All-time low

0.0726 hectares per person

in 1991

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium stood at 0.0782 hectares per person.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium peaked at 0.2269 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0726 hectares per person, in 1991.

Belgium ranks 149th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium, 1000 to 2025.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1000	0.2269 hectares per person	—
1100	0.2222 hectares per person	-2.1%
1200	0.2171 hectares per person	-2.3%
1300	0.2115 hectares per person	-2.6%
1400	0.2051 hectares per person	-3.0%
1500	0.1979 hectares per person	-3.5%
1600	0.1895 hectares per person	-4.3%
1700	0.1792 hectares per person	-5.4%
1710	0.178 hectares per person	-0.7%
1720	0.1768 hectares per person	-0.7%
1730	0.1756 hectares per person	-0.7%
1740	0.1743 hectares per person	-0.7%
1750	0.173 hectares per person	-0.8%
1760	0.1716 hectares per person	-0.8%
1770	0.1703 hectares per person	-0.8%
1780	0.1688 hectares per person	-0.8%
1790	0.1673 hectares per person	-0.9%
1800	0.1658 hectares per person	-0.9%
1810	0.1642 hectares per person	-1.0%
1820	0.1625 hectares per person	-1.0%
1830	0.1574 hectares per person	-3.2%
1840	0.1513 hectares per person	-3.8%
1850	0.1476 hectares per person	-2.4%
1860	0.1452 hectares per person	-1.7%
1870	0.142 hectares per person	-2.2%
1880	0.1378 hectares per person	-3.0%
1890	0.1335 hectares per person	-3.1%
1900	0.1294 hectares per person	-3.0%
1910	0.1253 hectares per person	-3.2%
1920	0.1211 hectares per person	-3.3%
1930	0.1174 hectares per person	-3.1%
1940	0.1141 hectares per person	-2.8%
1950	0.1104 hectares per person	-3.2%
1951	0.11 hectares per person	-0.4%
1952	0.1096 hectares per person	-0.4%
1953	0.1092 hectares per person	-0.4%
1954	0.1088 hectares per person	-0.4%
1955	0.1083 hectares per person	-0.4%
1956	0.1079 hectares per person	-0.4%
1957	0.1075 hectares per person	-0.4%
1958	0.1071 hectares per person	-0.4%
1959	0.1066 hectares per person	-0.4%
1960	0.1062 hectares per person	-0.4%
1961	0.1056 hectares per person	-0.5%
1962	0.1046 hectares per person	-1.0%
1963	0.1035 hectares per person	-1.0%
1964	0.1025 hectares per person	-1.0%
1965	0.1016 hectares per person	-0.9%
1966	0.1007 hectares per person	-0.9%
1967	0.0998 hectares per person	-0.9%
1968	0.0991 hectares per person	-0.7%
1969	0.0986 hectares per person	-0.6%
1970	0.0981 hectares per person	-0.5%
1971	0.0976 hectares per person	-0.5%
1972	0.0971 hectares per person	-0.5%
1973	0.0965 hectares per person	-0.6%
1974	0.0959 hectares per person	-0.6%
1975	0.0953 hectares per person	-0.6%
1976	0.0949 hectares per person	-0.4%
1977	0.0943 hectares per person	-0.6%
1978	0.0936 hectares per person	-0.7%
1979	0.0926 hectares per person	-1.0%
1980	0.0735 hectares per person	-20.7%
1981	0.0732 hectares per person	-0.4%
1982	0.073 hectares per person	-0.2%
1983	0.0731 hectares per person	+0.1%
1984	0.0735 hectares per person	+0.5%
1985	0.0737 hectares per person	+0.3%
1986	0.0736 hectares per person	-0.1%
1987	0.0736 hectares per person	-0.1%
1988	0.0735 hectares per person	-0.1%
1989	0.0735 hectares per person	+0.0%
1990	0.0733 hectares per person	-0.3%
1991	0.0726 hectares per person	-0.9%
1992	0.0792 hectares per person	+9.1%
1993	0.08 hectares per person	+0.9%
1994	0.0889 hectares per person	+11.2%
1995	0.0826 hectares per person	-7.1%
1996	0.0813 hectares per person	-1.5%
1997	0.082 hectares per person	+0.8%
1998	0.0822 hectares per person	+0.3%
1999	0.0821 hectares per person	-0.2%
2000	0.0867 hectares per person	+5.7%
2001	0.0847 hectares per person	-2.4%
2002	0.0831 hectares per person	-1.9%
2003	0.083 hectares per person	-0.1%
2004	0.0831 hectares per person	+0.1%
2005	0.083 hectares per person	-0.1%
2006	0.0824 hectares per person	-0.7%
2007	0.0816 hectares per person	-0.9%
2008	0.0817 hectares per person	+0.1%
2009	0.0809 hectares per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0799 hectares per person	-1.2%
2011	0.0786 hectares per person	-1.6%
2012	0.0762 hectares per person	-3.1%
2013	0.077 hectares per person	+1.1%
2014	0.0767 hectares per person	-0.4%
2015	0.0774 hectares per person	+1.0%
2016	0.0789 hectares per person	+1.9%
2017	0.0773 hectares per person	-2.0%
2018	0.0783 hectares per person	+1.3%
2019	0.0785 hectares per person	+0.3%
2020	0.0788 hectares per person	+0.4%
2021	0.0786 hectares per person	-0.4%
2022	0.078 hectares per person	-0.7%
2023	0.0783 hectares per person	+0.4%
2024	0.0783 hectares per person	-0.1%
2025	0.0782 hectares per person	-0.1%

Belgium compared with similar countries

Belgium's 0.0782 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 79% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Belgium's 0.0782 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2266 hectares per person, 35% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.2269 hectares per person	0.2269 hectares per person	0.2269 hectares per person	1
1100s	0.2222 hectares per person	0.2222 hectares per person	0.2222 hectares per person	1
1200s	0.2171 hectares per person	0.2171 hectares per person	0.2171 hectares per person	1
1300s	0.2115 hectares per person	0.2115 hectares per person	0.2115 hectares per person	1
1400s	0.2051 hectares per person	0.2051 hectares per person	0.2051 hectares per person	1
1500s	0.1979 hectares per person	0.1979 hectares per person	0.1979 hectares per person	1
1600s	0.1895 hectares per person	0.1895 hectares per person	0.1895 hectares per person	1
1700s	0.1792 hectares per person	0.1792 hectares per person	0.1792 hectares per person	1
1710s	0.178 hectares per person	0.178 hectares per person	0.178 hectares per person	1
1720s	0.1768 hectares per person	0.1768 hectares per person	0.1768 hectares per person	1
1730s	0.1756 hectares per person	0.1756 hectares per person	0.1756 hectares per person	1
1740s	0.1743 hectares per person	0.1743 hectares per person	0.1743 hectares per person	1
1750s	0.173 hectares per person	0.173 hectares per person	0.173 hectares per person	1
1760s	0.1716 hectares per person	0.1716 hectares per person	0.1716 hectares per person	1
1770s	0.1703 hectares per person	0.1703 hectares per person	0.1703 hectares per person	1
1780s	0.1688 hectares per person	0.1688 hectares per person	0.1688 hectares per person	1
1790s	0.1673 hectares per person	0.1673 hectares per person	0.1673 hectares per person	1
1800s	0.1658 hectares per person	0.1658 hectares per person	0.1658 hectares per person	1
1810s	0.1642 hectares per person	0.1642 hectares per person	0.1642 hectares per person	1
1820s	0.1625 hectares per person	0.1625 hectares per person	0.1625 hectares per person	1
1830s	0.1574 hectares per person	0.1574 hectares per person	0.1574 hectares per person	1
1840s	0.1513 hectares per person	0.1513 hectares per person	0.1513 hectares per person	1
1850s	0.1476 hectares per person	0.1476 hectares per person	0.1476 hectares per person	1
1860s	0.1452 hectares per person	0.1452 hectares per person	0.1452 hectares per person	1
1870s	0.142 hectares per person	0.142 hectares per person	0.142 hectares per person	1
1880s	0.1378 hectares per person	0.1378 hectares per person	0.1378 hectares per person	1
1890s	0.1335 hectares per person	0.1335 hectares per person	0.1335 hectares per person	1
1900s	0.1294 hectares per person	0.1294 hectares per person	0.1294 hectares per person	1
1910s	0.1253 hectares per person	0.1253 hectares per person	0.1253 hectares per person	1
1920s	0.1211 hectares per person	0.1211 hectares per person	0.1211 hectares per person	1
1930s	0.1174 hectares per person	0.1174 hectares per person	0.1174 hectares per person	1
1940s	0.1141 hectares per person	0.1141 hectares per person	0.1141 hectares per person	1
1950s	0.1085 hectares per person	0.1066 hectares per person	0.1104 hectares per person	10
1960s	0.1022 hectares per person	0.0986 hectares per person	0.1062 hectares per person	10
1970s	0.0956 hectares per person	0.0926 hectares per person	0.0981 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0734 hectares per person	0.073 hectares per person	0.0737 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0804 hectares per person	0.0726 hectares per person	0.0889 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.083 hectares per person	0.0809 hectares per person	0.0867 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0779 hectares per person	0.0762 hectares per person	0.0799 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0784 hectares per person	0.078 hectares per person	0.0788 hectares per person	6

Countries ranked near Belgium

146 United Kingdom 0.0879 hectares per person compare
147 Georgia 0.0849 hectares per person compare
148 Ireland 0.0827 hectares per person compare
150 Suriname 0.0768 hectares per person compare
151 Equatorial Guinea 0.0683 hectares per person compare
152 Grenada 0.067 hectares per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium?: Cropland per person over the long-term in Belgium was 0.0782 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.2269 hectares per person in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 hectares per person in 1991.
How does Belgium rank for cropland per person over the long-term?: Belgium ranks 149th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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