Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0751 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0751 t per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.1728 t per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0245 t per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Belgium 87th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1499 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1728 t per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1067 t per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1045 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.117 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1102 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0463 t per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0411 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0895 t per square kilometre | +264.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0804 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0713 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0793 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0846 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0896 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0996 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1066 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1026 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1007 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0974 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1026 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0846 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0751 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0751 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 t per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0751 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0878 t per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +264.9% | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | 0.0895 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0918 t per square kilometre | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | 0.1728 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0904 t per square kilometre | 0.0713 t per square kilometre | 0.1066 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0899 t per square kilometre | 0.0751 t per square kilometre | 0.1026 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 84 Iceland 0.0833 t per square kilometre compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 0.076 t per square kilometre compare
- 86 Egypt 0.0753 t per square kilometre compare
- 88 Montenegro 0.0736 t per square kilometre compare
- 89 Georgia 0.072 t per square kilometre compare
- 90 Indonesia 0.0692 t 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 sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0751 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1728 t per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 t per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 87th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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.