Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre was 58.74 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 58.74 t per square kilometre for wheat — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 66.57 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.16 t per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Belgium 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.64 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 48.05 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 55.22 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 54.08 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 63.07 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 58.3 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 54.79 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 52 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 61 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 62.96 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 60.98 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 55.64 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 60.48 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 59.46 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.76 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 66.57 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 46.16 t per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 56.13 t per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 54.5 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 62.39 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 57.11 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 53.43 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 60.73 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 58.74 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 58.74 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.68 t per square kilometre, 7.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 58.74 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.25 t per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.51 t per square kilometre | 48.05 t per square kilometre | 63.07 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.81 t per square kilometre | 46.16 t per square kilometre | 66.57 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 t per square kilometre | 53.43 t per square kilometre | 60.73 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 wheat — production, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Wheat — production, per square kilometre in Belgium was 58.74 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 66.57 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.16 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.