Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Belgium

Arable land share in Belgium in 2023 — 28.31%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 206. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.11 pp.

2023 28.31% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 33of 206
Period maximum 28.42%2000
Period minimum 26.47%2012

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Belgium, 2000–20232626.52727.52828.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 28.42%2001: 27.86%2002: 27.43%2003: 27.53%2004: 27.69%2005: 27.79%2006: 27.76%2007: 27.66%2008: 27.82%2009: 27.69%2010: 27.49%2011: 27.2%2012: 26.47%2013: 26.9%2014: 26.93%2015: 27.35%2016: 28%2017: 27.56%2018: 27.88%2019: 28.11%2020: 28.36%2021: 28.39%2022: 28.32%2023: 28.31%
Change over the period: −0.11 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Belgium 28.31%
World 10.67%
Western Europe computed 29.92%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 28.31 −0.01 pp
2022 28.32 −0.07 pp
2021 28.39 +0.03 pp
2020 28.36 +0.25 pp
2019 28.11 +0.24 pp
2018 27.88 +0.31 pp
2017 27.56 −0.44 pp
2016 28 +0.66 pp
2015 27.35 +0.41 pp
2014 26.93 +0.03 pp
2013 26.9 +0.43 pp
2012 26.47 −0.73 pp
2011 27.2 −0.3 pp
2010 27.49 −0.2 pp
2009 27.69 −0.13 pp
2008 27.82 +0.16 pp
2007 27.66 −0.1 pp
2006 27.76 −0.03 pp
2005 27.79 +0.1 pp
2004 27.69 +0.16 pp
2003 27.53 +0.1 pp
2002 27.43 −0.43 pp
2001 27.86 −0.56 pp
2000 28.42

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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