Arable land in Belgium
Belgium: Arable land was 0.0733 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Belgium is 0.0733 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Belgium peaked at 0.0841 hectares per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0723 hectares per person, in 2012.
Belgium ranks 135th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0804 hectares per person | 0.0778 hectares per person | 0.0841 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0741 hectares per person | 0.0723 hectares per person | 0.0765 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0742 hectares per person | 0.0733 hectares per person | 0.075 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- 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)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 8,486 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 2.75 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Belgium?
- Arable land in Belgium was 0.0733 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0841 hectares per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0723 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for arable land?
- Belgium ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.