Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Belgium

Arable land per capita in Belgium in 2023 — 0.0733 ha/person. Ranked 135 in the world out of 206. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.9%.

2023 0.0733 ha/person −0.89% vs 2022
World rank 135of 206
Period maximum 0.0841 ha/person2000
Period minimum 0.0723 ha/person2012

Trend over time

2000–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Belgium, 2000–20230.070.0750.080.0852000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.0841 ha/person2001: 0.0821 ha/person2002: 0.0805 ha/person2003: 0.0805 ha/person2004: 0.0806 ha/person2005: 0.0804 ha/person2006: 0.0798 ha/person2007: 0.079 ha/person2008: 0.0788 ha/person2009: 0.0778 ha/person2010: 0.0765 ha/person2011: 0.0747 ha/person2012: 0.0723 ha/person2013: 0.0731 ha/person2014: 0.0729 ha/person2015: 0.0736 ha/person2016: 0.075 ha/person2017: 0.0735 ha/person2018: 0.0744 ha/person2019: 0.0746 ha/person2020: 0.075 ha/person2021: 0.0747 ha/person2022: 0.0739 ha/person2023: 0.0733 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0108 (−12.86%) Average annual rate: -0.6 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 0.0733 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Western Europe computed 0.1611 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0733 −0.0007 −0.89%
2022 0.0739 −0.0008 −1.04%
2021 0.0747 −0.0002 −0.32%
2020 0.075 +0.0003 +0.45%
2019 0.0746 +0.0002 +0.31%
2018 0.0744 +0.0009 +1.21%
2017 0.0735 −0.0015 −1.96%
2016 0.075 +0.0014 +1.88%
2015 0.0736 +0.0007 +0.94%
2014 0.0729 −0.0002 −0.32%
2013 0.0731 +0.0008 +1.14%
2012 0.0723 −0.0024 −3.27%
2011 0.0747 −0.0018 −2.36%
2010 0.0765 −0.0013 −1.62%
2009 0.0778 −0.001 −1.27%
2008 0.0788 −0.0002 −0.2%
2007 0.079 −0.0009 −1.09%
2006 0.0798 −0.0006 −0.78%
2005 0.0804 −0.0002 −0.19%
2004 0.0806 +0.0001 +0.16%
2003 0.0805 −0 −0.06%
2002 0.0805 −0.0016 −1.98%
2001 0.0821 −0.0019 −2.31%
2000 0.0841

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.