Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.73 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 1.73 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 2.45 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.18 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 52nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 2.26 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.73 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 15.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.73 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8868 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Thailand 1.94 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Zambia 1.91 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Italy 1.69 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Senegal 1.44 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Cambodia 1.43 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Belgium?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium was 1.73 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.