Agriculture & Rural in Belgium

4,008 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 16.25 1000 No 2023 down 7.4% 106th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 0.14 % 2024 up 16.7% 172nd
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.17 2024 up 6.2% 123rd
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 0.14 % 2024 up 16.7% 172nd
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 0.8 % 2024 up 11.1% 161st
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.17 2024 up 6.2% 123rd
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 13.51 % 2023 down 18.9% 134th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 10.35 % 2023 down 14.7% 128th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 0.8 % 2024 up 11.1% 163rd
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 2023 104th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 1,507 1000 SLC 2017 up 925.2% 92nd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 15,749 1000 SLC 2017 up 40.3% 88th
Other beans, green — Gross Production Value 298,273 1000 USD 2017 up 17.0% 5th
Tomato yields 489.41 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 1.8% 1st
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 441.62 1000 No 2023 up 7.6% 89th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 1.29 % 2023 down 19.4% 135th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 0.78 % 2023 down 20.4% 129th
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 0.51 % 2023 down 17.7% 86th
Surface area 30,689 sq. km 2023 up 0.5% 137th
Agricultural land per capita 0.1155 hectares per capita 2023 down 3.5% 177th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 10.66 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 63.3% 101st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 120.36 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 39.7% 21st
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 55.62 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 33.8% 20th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 120.36 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 39.7% 21st
Fish and seafood production 21,000 tonnes 2023 down 19.2% 132nd
Fertilizer consumption 165,430 tonnes 2023 down 36.9% 66th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 106,686 tonnes 2023 down 36.3% 67th
Cropland area 886,359 hectares 2023 up 5.7% 116th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0043 t per square kilometre 2017 down 18.2% 74th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.001 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 52.6% 88th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 441.62 1000 No 2023 up 7.6% 89th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 8.76 % 2023 down 3.0% 128th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 54.69 1000 No 2023 down 11.6% 111th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 1.09 % 2023 down 19.9% 140th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 12.38 % 2023 down 17.9% 139th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 5.64 t per square kilometre 2023 up 116.6% 5th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.1679 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 182.9% 10th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 63.61 % 2023 up 0.1% 30th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 36.39 % 2023 down 0.1% 128th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 27.23 % 2023 up 0.3% 30th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 20 1000 Int$ 2017 down 83.5% 74th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 7,461 1000 SLC 2017 up 25.8% 85th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 386.93 1000 No 2023 up 11.0% 73rd
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 386.93 1000 No 2023 up 11.0% 74th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 87.62 % 2023 up 3.2% 6th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 7.68 % 2023 up 0.1% 113th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 198,556 1000 USD 2024 up 18.6% 31st
Barley — Gross Production Value 60,091 1000 USD 2017 up 1.8% 46th
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Index Number 19.47 2017 down 96.6% 82nd
Plums and sloes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 19.21 2017 down 96.8% 82nd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 700 t 2022 down 75.8% 43rd
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 1,518 An 2024 down 81.6% 52nd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1,518 An 2024 down 81.6% 52nd
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.21 No 2024 up 5.0% 115th
Share of employment in agriculture 1.0% 2025 down 16.3% 177th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 1.0% 2025 down 16.3% 177th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 526,754 1000 SLC 2017 up 31.6% 94th
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production 42,100 t 2023 up 679.6% 30th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 264,340 1000 SLC 2024 up 62.6% 85th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 0.6% 2025 down 14.4% 170th