Wheat yields in Belgium
Belgium: Wheat yields was 6.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Belgium, 1850–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Belgium stood at 6.62 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Belgium peaked at 10.02 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.05 tonnes per hectare, in 1850.
Belgium ranks 10th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Wheat yields in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1911 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +141.0% |
| 1934 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | +64.3% |
| 2001 | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 8.27 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 8.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.76 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 8.83 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 8.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 10.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 8.62 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.34 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 8.95 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 9.06 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 6.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 6.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | +141.0% | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | 10.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 9.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 wheat yields in Belgium?
- Wheat yields in Belgium was 6.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.02 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 1850.
- How does Belgium rank for wheat yields?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.