Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0051 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0051 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0067 ha per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 ha per person, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 86th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0035 ha per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0039 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.005 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 ha per person | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 ha per person | +13.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0051 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0051 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.008 ha per person, 63% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 5 |
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 (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Belgium?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Belgium was 0.0051 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 ha per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 86th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.