Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Belgium
Belgium: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Belgium stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 324.9% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 102nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 99 South Korea 0.1% compare
- 99 Taiwan 0.1% compare
- 101 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 103 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 104 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 105 Iceland 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,486 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0781 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0781 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0919 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Belgium?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Belgium was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Belgium ranks 102nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.