ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Belgium
Belgium: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was -2.58 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Belgium, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Belgium recorded -2.58 % change on previous year for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
That represents a change of up 59.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Belgium peaked at 31.87 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -29.1 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Belgium 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.8808 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +213.8% |
| 1994 | 9.11 % change on previous year | -429.6% |
| 1995 | -6.24 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 1996 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 1997 | -2 % change on previous year | -182.6% |
| 1998 | -15.43 % change on previous year | +670.5% |
| 1999 | 10.44 % change on previous year | -167.7% |
| 2000 | -17.64 % change on previous year | -268.9% |
| 2001 | -29.1 % change on previous year | +65.0% |
| 2002 | 30.24 % change on previous year | -203.9% |
| 2003 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 2004 | 31.87 % change on previous year | -932.6% |
| 2005 | -6.2 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2006 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2007 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2008 | -15.13 % change on previous year | +533.7% |
| 2009 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2010 | -7.38 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 2011 | -3.3 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 2012 | -9.66 % change on previous year | +193.2% |
| 2013 | 16.08 % change on previous year | -266.4% |
| 2014 | -10.2 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 2015 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 2016 | 7.27 % change on previous year | -328.2% |
| 2017 | -4.39 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 2018 | -25.05 % change on previous year | +471.3% |
| 2019 | 27.43 % change on previous year | -209.5% |
| 2020 | -7.4 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 2021 | 9.29 % change on previous year | -225.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6565 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 2023 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +192.4% |
| 2024 | -6.44 % change on previous year | -435.3% |
| 2025 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -2.58 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.47 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belgium's -2.58 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -2.94 % change on previous year, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6681 % change on previous year | -15.43 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -2.03 % change on previous year | -29.1 % change on previous year | 31.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.24 % change on previous year | -25.05 % change on previous year | 27.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7594 % change on previous year | -7.4 % change on previous year | 9.29 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Belgium?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Belgium was -2.58 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31.87 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.1 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Belgium ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.