Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0085 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Belgium is 0.0085 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0085 ha per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 ha per person, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 6th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0064 ha per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.006 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.006 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.006 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.007 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 ha per person | +4.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0085 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 6.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0085 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Denmark 0.0109 ha per person compare
- 4 Peru 0.0099 ha per person compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 0.0092 ha per person compare
- 7 Rwanda 0.0073 ha per person compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0072 ha per person compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 0.0072 ha per person 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Belgium?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Belgium was 0.0085 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 ha per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 ha per person in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.