Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0276 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0276 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0327 hectares per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 hectares per person, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 123rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0306 hectares per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0279 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.03 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0289 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0306 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0304 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0327 hectares per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0311 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0299 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0307 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0301 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0299 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0289 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0269 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0266 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0273 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0264 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0277 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0276 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0276 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0303 hectares per person | 0.0279 hectares per person | 0.0327 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 hectares per person | 0.0266 hectares per person | 0.0307 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0271 hectares per person | 0.0264 hectares per person | 0.0277 hectares 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 under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Belgium?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Belgium was 0.0276 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 hectares per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 123rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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 under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.