Cropland extent over the long-term in Belgium
Belgium: Cropland extent over the long-term was 901,855 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
901,855 hectares
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
974,444 hectares
in 1961
All-time low
90,755 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Belgium, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Belgium is 901,855 hectares, 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 extent over the long-term in Belgium peaked at 974,444 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 90,755 hectares, 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.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 90,755 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 133,324 hectares | +46.9% |
| 1200 | 195,386 hectares | +46.5% |
| 1300 | 264,316 hectares | +35.3% |
| 1400 | 164,106 hectares | -37.9% |
| 1500 | 247,403 hectares | +50.8% |
| 1600 | 284,215 hectares | +14.9% |
| 1700 | 313,573 hectares | +10.3% |
| 1710 | 341,028 hectares | +8.8% |
| 1720 | 368,030 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1730 | 394,558 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1740 | 420,591 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1750 | 446,104 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1760 | 471,072 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1770 | 495,464 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1780 | 519,250 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1790 | 542,393 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1800 | 564,854 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1810 | 586,588 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1820 | 607,545 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1830 | 638,564 hectares | +5.1% |
| 1840 | 619,248 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1850 | 647,081 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1860 | 682,024 hectares | +5.4% |
| 1870 | 709,612 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1880 | 760,532 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 810,247 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1900 | 866,413 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1910 | 930,200 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1920 | 904,332 hectares | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 949,701 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1940 | 951,114 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 953,652 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 954,861 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 956,565 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 958,569 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 960,723 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 962,913 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 965,073 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 967,171 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 969,211 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 971,219 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 973,215 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 974,444 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 970,711 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 966,977 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 963,244 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 959,510 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 955,777 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 951,110 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 948,310 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 946,443 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 944,576 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 942,709 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 940,843 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 938,042 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 935,242 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 932,442 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 929,642 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 924,975 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 919,375 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 910,974 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 723,366 hectares | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 720,566 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 718,699 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 719,633 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 723,366 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 725,226 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 726,142 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 727,045 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 727,969 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 729,836 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 728,903 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 724,237 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 792,419 hectares | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 801,754 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 894,173 hectares | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 832,571 hectares | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 821,370 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 829,771 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 833,504 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 833,504 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 882,600 hectares | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 865,800 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 853,100 hectares | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 856,200 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 861,300 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 864,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 863,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 859,900 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 865,300 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 861,600 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 855,700 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 846,700 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 825,000 hectares | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 838,300 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 839,300 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 852,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 872,400 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 859,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 874,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 880,959 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 888,490 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 889,390 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 887,560 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 894,745 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 898,300 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 901,855 hectares | +0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 901,855 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 1.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 901,855 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 55% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | +50.8% | 164,106 hectares | 247,403 hectares |
| 1100 | +46.9% | 90,755 hectares | 133,324 hectares |
| 1200 | +46.5% | 133,324 hectares | 195,386 hectares |
| 1400 | -37.9% | 264,316 hectares | 164,106 hectares |
| 1300 | +35.3% | 195,386 hectares | 264,316 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 90,755 hectares | 90,755 hectares | 90,755 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 133,324 hectares | 133,324 hectares | 133,324 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 195,386 hectares | 195,386 hectares | 195,386 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 264,316 hectares | 264,316 hectares | 264,316 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 164,106 hectares | 164,106 hectares | 164,106 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 247,403 hectares | 247,403 hectares | 247,403 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 284,215 hectares | 284,215 hectares | 284,215 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 313,573 hectares | 313,573 hectares | 313,573 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 341,028 hectares | 341,028 hectares | 341,028 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 368,030 hectares | 368,030 hectares | 368,030 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 394,558 hectares | 394,558 hectares | 394,558 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 420,591 hectares | 420,591 hectares | 420,591 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 446,104 hectares | 446,104 hectares | 446,104 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 471,072 hectares | 471,072 hectares | 471,072 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 495,464 hectares | 495,464 hectares | 495,464 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 519,250 hectares | 519,250 hectares | 519,250 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 542,393 hectares | 542,393 hectares | 542,393 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 564,854 hectares | 564,854 hectares | 564,854 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 586,588 hectares | 586,588 hectares | 586,588 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 607,545 hectares | 607,545 hectares | 607,545 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 638,564 hectares | 638,564 hectares | 638,564 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 619,248 hectares | 619,248 hectares | 619,248 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 647,081 hectares | 647,081 hectares | 647,081 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 682,024 hectares | 682,024 hectares | 682,024 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 709,612 hectares | 709,612 hectares | 709,612 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 760,532 hectares | 760,532 hectares | 760,532 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 810,247 hectares | 810,247 hectares | 810,247 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 866,413 hectares | 866,413 hectares | 866,413 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 930,200 hectares | 930,200 hectares | 930,200 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 904,332 hectares | 904,332 hectares | 904,332 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 949,701 hectares | 949,701 hectares | 949,701 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 951,114 hectares | 951,114 hectares | 951,114 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 961,996 hectares | 953,652 hectares | 971,219 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 960,974 hectares | 946,443 hectares | 974,444 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 931,882 hectares | 910,974 hectares | 944,576 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 724,185 hectares | 718,699 hectares | 729,836 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 809,221 hectares | 724,237 hectares | 894,173 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 863,280 hectares | 853,100 hectares | 882,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 854,336 hectares | 825,000 hectares | 880,959 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 893,390 hectares | 887,560 hectares | 901,855 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Belgium?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Belgium was 901,855 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 974,444 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,755 hectares in 1000.
- How does Belgium rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.