Milk production, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Milk production, per capita was 0.3925 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.3925 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.3977 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2667 tonnes per person, in 2008.
That places Belgium 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3601 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3594 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3361 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3282 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2941 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2892 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2696 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2715 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2667 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2744 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2822 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2818 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2774 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3121 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3302 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3554 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3448 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3568 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3707 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3775 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3902 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3868 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3954 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3977 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3925 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.3925 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.3925 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3049 tonnes per person | 0.2667 tonnes per person | 0.3601 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3289 tonnes per person | 0.2774 tonnes per person | 0.3775 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3925 tonnes per person | 0.3868 tonnes per person | 0.3977 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 milk production, per capita in Belgium?
- Milk production, per capita in Belgium was 0.3925 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3977 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2667 tonnes per person in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for milk production, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production 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)
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About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.