Tomato yields in Belgium
Belgium: Tomato yields was 489.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 489.41 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Belgium peaked at 523.93 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 240.31 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tomato yields in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 240.31 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 259.11 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 260.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 416.67 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 390.32 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 414.46 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 458.96 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 451.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 481.28 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 523.93 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 473.35 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 460.83 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 482.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 499.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 498.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 496.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 506.9 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 496.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 470.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 473.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 502.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 448.68 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 466.88 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 452.66 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 489.41 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 489.41 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.7 tonnes per hectare, 6.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 489.41 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.75 tonnes per hectare, 9.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +60.0% | 260.44 tonnes per hectare | 416.67 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 389.7 tonnes per hectare | 240.31 tonnes per hectare | 523.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 485.87 tonnes per hectare | 460.83 tonnes per hectare | 506.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 472.01 tonnes per hectare | 448.68 tonnes per hectare | 502.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 tomato yields in Belgium?
- Tomato yields in Belgium was 489.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 523.93 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 240.31 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for tomato yields?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.