Yields of important staple crops in Belgium
Belgium: Yields of important staple crops was 6.62 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
6.62
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
10th
of 126 countries
All-time high
10.02
in 2015
All-time low
1.05
in 1850
Years of data
30
1850β2024
Yields of important staple crops in Belgium, 1850β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in Belgium is 6.62, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Belgium peaked at 10.02 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1850.
That places Belgium 10th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 3.22 | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.82 | 4.82 | 4.82 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.44 | 7.89 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 | 6.79 | 10.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 | 6.62 | 9.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7302 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7302 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas β Production 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Belgium?
- Yields of important staple crops in Belgium was 6.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.02 in 2015.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1850.
- How does Belgium rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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