Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0026 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
189th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0036 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0026 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium is 0.0026 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0036 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Belgium 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0026 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 30% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0026 sq. km per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 sq. km per person, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0032 sq. km per person | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 186 Puerto Rico 0.0028 sq. km per person compare
- 187 Tuvalu 0.0027 sq. km per person compare
- 188 Philippines 0.0026 sq. km per person compare
- 190 Haiti 0.0024 sq. km per person compare
- 191 Netherlands 0.0023 sq. km per person compare
- 192 India 0.0023 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Belgium was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.