Land area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0026 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.003 sq. km per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 188th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.003 sq. km per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 4 |
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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 sq. km per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 188th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.