Maize and products — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Maize and products — Import quantity was 2,470 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Maize and products — Import quantity in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — import quantity in Belgium stood at 2,470 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 3,557 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,470 1000 t, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Maize and products — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,665 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,953 1000 t | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 3,383 1000 t | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 3,005 1000 t | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 3,042 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,868 1000 t | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 3,006 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 3,313 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 3,557 1000 t | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 3,346 1000 t | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3,205 1000 t | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 3,206 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,994 1000 t | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2,470 1000 t | -17.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2,470 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 273.5 1000 t, 9.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2,470 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 197 1000 t, 12.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,114 1000 t | 2,665 1000 t | 3,557 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,969 1000 t | 2,470 1000 t | 3,206 1000 t | 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 maize and products — import quantity in Belgium?
- Maize and products — import quantity in Belgium was 2,470 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,557 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,470 1000 t in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for maize and products — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.