Land area in Belgium
Belgium: Land area was 30,494 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Belgium is 30,494 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Belgium peaked at 30,494 sq. km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30,333 sq. km, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 136th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,333 sq. km | 30,333 sq. km | 30,333 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,365 sq. km | 30,333 sq. km | 30,494 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,494 sq. km | 30,494 sq. km | 30,494 sq. km | 4 |
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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 land area in Belgium?
- Land area in Belgium was 30,494 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 30,494 sq. km in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,333 sq. km in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for land area?
- Belgium ranks 136th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.