Yields of key staple crops in Belgium
Belgium: Yields of key staple crops was 6.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Yields of key staple crops 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
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Belgium is 6.62 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Belgium peaked at 10.02 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.62 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Belgium 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Belgium?
- Yields of key staple crops in Belgium was 6.62 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.02 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.