Corn yields in Belgium
Belgium: Corn yields was 8.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn yields in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 8.33 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Belgium peaked at 13.13 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.97 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
That places Belgium 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 13.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.34 tonnes per hectare | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 7.96 tonnes per hectare | 9.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Belgium?
- Corn yields in Belgium was 8.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.13 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.97 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for corn yields?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.