Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 10,156 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Belgium is 10,156 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 10,156 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,637 animals per square kilometre, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,099 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 8,637 animals per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 9,765 animals per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 9,033 animals per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 9,956 animals per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 9,396 animals per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 9,989 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 8,859 animals per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 9,001 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 9,536 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 10,152 animals per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 10,038 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,154 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9,576 animals per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 9,681 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9,988 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10,080 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9,907 animals per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,001 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9,687 animals per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 9,749 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9,922 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 9,766 animals per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 9,865 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10,156 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10,156 animals per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10,156 animals per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,009 animals per square kilometre, 10.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,327 animals per square kilometre | 8,637 animals per square kilometre | 9,989 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,926 animals per square kilometre | 9,576 animals per square kilometre | 10,154 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,892 animals per square kilometre | 9,749 animals per square kilometre | 10,156 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 7 Israel 13,616 animals per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 12,355 animals per square kilometre compare
- 9 South Korea 11,104 animals per square kilometre compare
- 11 Malta 9,557 animals per square kilometre compare
- 12 Jamaica 7,978 animals per square kilometre compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 6,638 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Belgium was 10,156 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10,156 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,637 animals per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.