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

Cropland per person over the long term in Belgium was 0.0782 in 2025, according to 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 in 1000.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 in 1991.

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

Belgium ranks 148th out of 199 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 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: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Latest (2025)

0.0782

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

148th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.2269

in 1000

All-time low

0.0726

in 1991

Years of data

108

1000–2025

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

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

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 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0726, in 1991.

Belgium ranks 148th of 199 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.

Averages by decade

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

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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)
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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 in 2025, according to 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 in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 in 1991.
How does Belgium rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Belgium ranks 148th out of 199 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 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
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026