Pig meat per animal in Belgium
Belgium: Pig meat per animal was 101 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pig meat per animal in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, pig meat per animal in Belgium stood at 101 kilograms per animal. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat per animal in Belgium peaked at 101 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92 kilograms per animal, in 2003.
That places Belgium 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Pig meat per animal in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94 kilograms per animal | — |
| 2001 | 94 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 95 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 93 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 93 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 95 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 94 kilograms per animal | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 94 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 95 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 95 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 98 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 101 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2 kilograms per animal | 92 kilograms per animal | 97 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 95 kilograms per animal | 94 kilograms per animal | 97 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 kilograms per animal | 98 kilograms per animal | 101 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig meat per animal in Belgium?
- Pig meat per animal in Belgium was 101 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pig meat per animal recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 101 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest pig meat per animal recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 kilograms per animal in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for pig meat per animal?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat per animal rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pig meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pigmeat yields, measured in kilograms produced per animal.