Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.14 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3.14 ha per square kilometre for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 3.22 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.95 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 15th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.94 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.95 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 ha per square kilometre | 2.95 ha per square kilometre | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 12 Bangladesh 3.73 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Cambodia 3.39 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 3.23 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tonga 3.09 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Thailand 2.97 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Sao Tome and Principe 2.91 ha 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium was 3.14 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 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.