Land area in hectares, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.2589 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in Belgium is 0.2589 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.2959 hectares per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2589 hectares per person, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2959 hectares per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2949 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2936 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2923 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2911 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2895 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2876 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2855 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2832 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.281 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2784 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2748 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2731 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2718 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2706 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.269 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2677 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2667 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2668 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2654 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2643 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2632 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2611 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2589 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2589 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 38% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2589 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 22% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2894 hectares per person | 0.281 hectares per person | 0.2959 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2704 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 0.2784 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2619 hectares per person | 0.2589 hectares per person | 0.2643 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 land area in hectares, per capita in Belgium?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Belgium was 0.2589 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2959 hectares per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2589 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares 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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.