Area under organic farming in Belgium
Organic farming covered 7.4% of agricultural land in Belgium in 2024.
Belgium, 2024
7.4%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2020
9.1%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
9.5%
Position in 2024
18th of 32
Area under organic farming in Belgium over time
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% of utilised agricultural area. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.4% | – |
| 2023 | 7.6% | – |
| 2022 | 7.6% | – |
| 2021 | 7.5% | – |
| 2020 | 7.3% | 9.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 6.9% | 8.5%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 6.6% | 8.0%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 6.3% | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | – |
| 2010 | 3.6% | – |
| 2009 | 3.0% | – |
| 2008 | 2.6% | – |
| 2007 | 2.4% | – |
| 2006 | 2.1% | – |
| 2005 | 1.7% | – |
| 2004 | 1.7% | – |
| 2003 | 1.7% | – |
| 2002 | 2.1% | – |
| 2001 | 1.6% | – |
| 2000 | 1.5% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 7.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.0%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 18th highest value.
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Agricultural land
44.4%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
6,856 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.12e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
0.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
6.22e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
140.7e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT