Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.84 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium is 1.84 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 3.18 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.73 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 11th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.77 ha per square kilometre | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Belgium was 1.84 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.