Agriculture & Rural in Belgium

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% 2024 down 10.8% 77th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% 2024 down 16.4% 96th
Rural population 12.3% 2025 down 10.5% 174th
Rural population growth 0.2% 2025 up 119.0% 102nd
Rural population 1.47 million 2025 down 5.2% 116th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% 2025 down 2.7% 183rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ 2025 up 53.1% 88th
Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares 2023 down 3.4% 111th
Cereal yield 8,486 kg per hectare 2023 down 7.9% 9th
Cereal production 2.75 million metric tons 2023 down 11.1% 84th
Fertilizer consumption 191.66 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 40.4% 42nd
Land area 30,494 sq. km 2023 up 0.5% 136th
Agricultural land 13,533 sq. km 2023 up 1.3% 133rd
Agricultural land 44.4% 2023 up 0.7% 82nd
Arable land 863,154 hectares 2023 up 5.8% 112th
Permanent cropland 0.8% 2023 up 3.5% 130th
Arable land 28.3% 2023 up 5.2% 33rd
Arable land 0.0733 hectares per person 2023 up 0.2% 135th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.6% 2025 down 14.4% 170th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 1.3% 2025 down 16.7% 178th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.0% 2025 down 16.3% 177th
Average precipitation in depth 847 mm per year 2022 unchanged 103rd
Crop production index 95.86 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 4.7% 148th
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 9.4% 143rd
Livestock production index 102.29 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 12.0% 123rd
Forest area 22.6% 2023 down 0.6% 125th
Forest area 6,893 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 133rd
Fertilizer consumption 21.0% 2023 down 11.1% 89th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 0.9% 2022 up 18.3% 171st
Surface area 30,689 sq. km 2023 up 0.5% 137th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st