Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 18.25 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Belgium is 18.25 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 20.79 An per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.65 An per square kilometre, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 35th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.44 An per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 20.79 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 20.07 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 18.77 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 18.18 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 17.54 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 17.11 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.84 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.43 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17.75 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.96 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 16.57 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.49 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.65 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 17.55 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 17.92 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 18.04 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.61 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.79 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.07 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.07 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.14 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.32 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 18.25 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.49 An per square kilometre | 16.84 An per square kilometre | 20.79 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.26 An per square kilometre | 15.65 An per square kilometre | 18.07 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2 An per square kilometre | 18.07 An per square kilometre | 18.32 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 32 Burkina Faso 19.83 An per square kilometre compare
- 33 Afghanistan 19.64 An per square kilometre compare
- 34 Uganda 19.1 An per square kilometre compare
- 36 New Zealand 17.57 An per square kilometre compare
- 37 El Salvador 17.2 An per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ethiopia 15.49 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 milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Belgium was 18.25 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 An per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 An per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.