Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 9.89 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Belgium is 9.89 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 10.18 1000 An per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.66 1000 An per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Belgium 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.12 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 8.66 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 9.79 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 9.06 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 9.97 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 9.41 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 10 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 8.88 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 9.03 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 10.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 10.07 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.61 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.71 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.11 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.93 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.03 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.71 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.78 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.95 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.79 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.89 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 9.89 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 7.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 9.89 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8523 1000 An per square kilometre, 11.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.35 1000 An per square kilometre | 8.66 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.95 1000 An per square kilometre | 9.61 1000 An per square kilometre | 10.18 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.85 1000 An per square kilometre | 9.78 1000 An per square kilometre | 9.95 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Barbados 23.53 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 4 Israel 14.14 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 12.48 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 7 Malta 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 8 Jamaica 7.72 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 6.39 1000 An 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Belgium was 9.89 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 1000 An per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 1000 An per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.