Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Belgium

Land under cereal production in Belgium in 2023 — 324,650 ha. Ranked 110 in the world out of 180. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.6%.

2023 324,650 ha +0.49% vs 2022
World rank 110of 180
Period maximum 350,366 ha2008
Period minimum 287,000 ha2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Belgium, 2000–2023280,000300,000320,000340,000360,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 313,300 ha2001: 287,000 ha2002: 310,474 ha2003: 300,210 ha2004: 319,218 ha2005: 322,166 ha2006: 320,570 ha2007: 314,751 ha2008: 350,366 ha2009: 335,264 ha2010: 325,351 ha2011: 326,241 ha2012: 341,312 ha2013: 336,226 ha2014: 335,211 ha2015: 321,445 ha2016: 327,535 ha2017: 305,433 ha2018: 304,520 ha2019: 313,110 ha2020: 304,350 ha2021: 310,210 ha2022: 323,070 ha2023: 324,650 ha
Change over the period: +11,350 (+3.62%) Average annual rate: 0.15 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Belgium 324,650 ha
World 738M ha
Western Europe computed 16.31M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 324,650 +1,580 +0.49%
2022 323,070 +12,860 +4.15%
2021 310,210 +5,860 +1.93%
2020 304,350 −8,760 −2.8%
2019 313,110 +8,590 +2.82%
2018 304,520 −913 −0.3%
2017 305,433 −22,102 −6.75%
2016 327,535 +6,090 +1.89%
2015 321,445 −13,766 −4.11%
2014 335,211 −1,015 −0.3%
2013 336,226 −5,086 −1.49%
2012 341,312 +15,071 +4.62%
2011 326,241 +890 +0.27%
2010 325,351 −9,913 −2.96%
2009 335,264 −15,102 −4.31%
2008 350,366 +35,615 +11.32%
2007 314,751 −5,819 −1.82%
2006 320,570 −1,596 −0.5%
2005 322,166 +2,948 +0.92%
2004 319,218 +19,008 +6.33%
2003 300,210 −10,264 −3.31%
2002 310,474 +23,474 +8.18%
2001 287,000 −26,300 −8.39%
2000 313,300

Western Europe, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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