Cropland use over the long term in Belgium
Belgium: Cropland use over the long term was 901,855 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
901,855
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
974,444
in 1961
All-time low
90,755
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland use over the long term in Belgium, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland use over the long term in Belgium is 901,855, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland use over the long term in Belgium peaked at 974,444 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 90,755, in 1000.
Belgium ranks 116th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 90,755 | 90,755 | 90,755 | 1 |
| 1100s | 133,324 | 133,324 | 133,324 | 1 |
| 1200s | 195,386 | 195,386 | 195,386 | 1 |
| 1300s | 264,316 | 264,316 | 264,316 | 1 |
| 1400s | 164,106 | 164,106 | 164,106 | 1 |
| 1500s | 247,403 | 247,403 | 247,403 | 1 |
| 1600s | 284,215 | 284,215 | 284,215 | 1 |
| 1700s | 313,573 | 313,573 | 313,573 | 1 |
| 1710s | 341,028 | 341,028 | 341,028 | 1 |
| 1720s | 368,030 | 368,030 | 368,030 | 1 |
| 1730s | 394,558 | 394,558 | 394,558 | 1 |
| 1740s | 420,591 | 420,591 | 420,591 | 1 |
| 1750s | 446,104 | 446,104 | 446,104 | 1 |
| 1760s | 471,072 | 471,072 | 471,072 | 1 |
| 1770s | 495,464 | 495,464 | 495,464 | 1 |
| 1780s | 519,250 | 519,250 | 519,250 | 1 |
| 1790s | 542,393 | 542,393 | 542,393 | 1 |
| 1800s | 564,854 | 564,854 | 564,854 | 1 |
| 1810s | 586,588 | 586,588 | 586,588 | 1 |
| 1820s | 607,545 | 607,545 | 607,545 | 1 |
| 1830s | 638,564 | 638,564 | 638,564 | 1 |
| 1840s | 619,248 | 619,248 | 619,248 | 1 |
| 1850s | 647,081 | 647,081 | 647,081 | 1 |
| 1860s | 682,024 | 682,024 | 682,024 | 1 |
| 1870s | 709,612 | 709,612 | 709,612 | 1 |
| 1880s | 760,532 | 760,532 | 760,532 | 1 |
| 1890s | 810,247 | 810,247 | 810,247 | 1 |
| 1900s | 866,413 | 866,413 | 866,413 | 1 |
| 1910s | 930,200 | 930,200 | 930,200 | 1 |
| 1920s | 904,332 | 904,332 | 904,332 | 1 |
| 1930s | 949,701 | 949,701 | 949,701 | 1 |
| 1940s | 951,114 | 951,114 | 951,114 | 1 |
| 1950s | 961,996 | 953,652 | 971,219 | 10 |
| 1960s | 960,974 | 946,443 | 974,444 | 10 |
| 1970s | 931,882 | 910,974 | 944,576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 724,185 | 718,699 | 729,836 | 10 |
| 1990s | 809,221 | 724,237 | 894,173 | 10 |
| 2000s | 863,280 | 853,100 | 882,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 854,336 | 825,000 | 880,959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 893,390 | 887,560 | 901,855 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7302 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7302 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland use over the long term in Belgium?
- Cropland use over the long term in Belgium was 901,855 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland use over the long term recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 974,444 in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland use over the long term recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,755 in 1000.
- How does Belgium rank for cropland use over the long term?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland use over the long term rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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