Share cereal human food in Belgium
Belgium: Share cereal human food was 19.91 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
19.91
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
184th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.41
in 2000
All-time low
16.93
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Share cereal human food in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in Belgium stood at 19.91.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Belgium peaked at 26.41 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.93, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 184th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.48 | 21.1 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.11 | 16.93 | 23.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.65 | 17.53 | 19.91 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7302 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7302 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 8.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Belgium?
- Share cereal human food in Belgium was 19.91 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.41 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.93 in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for share cereal human food?
- Belgium ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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