Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Belgium
Belgium: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 10,620 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Belgium stood at 10,620 ha.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Belgium peaked at 14,255 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,644 ha, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 49th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,800 ha | — |
| 2001 | 5,100 ha | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 5,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,644 ha | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 5,556 ha | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 5,636 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9,606 ha | +70.4% |
| 2007 | 10,827 ha | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 8,631 ha | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 9,662 ha | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 11,300 ha | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 11,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 12,573 ha | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 14,255 ha | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 12,200 ha | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 11,263 ha | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 11,455 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 10,819 ha | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 11,310 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9,260 ha | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 8,020 ha | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 8,190 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8,600 ha | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 12,140 ha | +41.2% |
| 2024 | 10,620 ha | -12.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10,620 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,255 ha, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10,620 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,525 ha, 22% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,956 ha | 4,644 ha | 10,827 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,544 ha | 9,260 ha | 14,255 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,514 ha | 8,020 ha | 12,140 ha | 5 |
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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 rape or colza seed — area harvested in Belgium?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Belgium was 10,620 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14,255 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,644 ha in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Belgium ranks 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, published as part of Rape or colza seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.