FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.0752 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0752 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0861 hectares per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0743 hectares per person, in 2012.
That places Belgium 155th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0861 hectares per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0842 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0826 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0825 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0826 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0825 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0818 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0809 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0808 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0798 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0785 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0767 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0743 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0751 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0749 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0756 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.077 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0755 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0765 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0767 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.077 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0768 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.076 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0752 hectares per person | -1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0752 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 80% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0752 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2362 hectares per person, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0824 hectares per person | 0.0798 hectares per person | 0.0861 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0761 hectares per person | 0.0743 hectares per person | 0.0785 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0762 hectares per person | 0.0752 hectares per person | 0.077 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Belgium?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Belgium was 0.0752 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0861 hectares per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0743 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 155th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.