Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0004 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0005 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 61st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 4.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 81% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Belgium?
- Cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Belgium was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for cropland organic soils — area, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area, 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 Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.