East Flanders: farm data and statistics

Official figures for East Flanders (Belgium): agricultural industry output 1,622 M EUR (2023). This page gathers the farm data published for this province and links to the interactive profile.

Agricultural accounts

ItemValueAnnual change
Agricultural industry output1,622 M EUR−3.7 %
Gross value added431 M EUR+12.6 %
Factor income380 M EUR+0.0 %
Entrepreneurial income173 M EUR−0.7 %

Year 2023

Where output comes from

ItemValueShare
Crop output660 M EUR40.8 %
Animals (livestock sold)531 M EUR32.8 %
Animal products392 M EUR24.2 %
Milk335 M EUR20.7 %
Vegetables and horticulture322 M EUR19.9 %
Pigs286 M EUR17.7 %
Cattle147 M EUR9.1 %
Potatoes123 M EUR7.6 %

Year 2023

Land and crops

ItemAreaYear
Utilised agricultural area146 thousand ha2024
Arable land100.0 thousand ha2024
Permanent grassland43.8 thousand ha2024
Green maize · 1,490 thousand t33.1 thousand ha2024
Grain maize · 130 thousand t15.1 thousand ha2024
Potatoes · 510 thousand t12.9 thousand ha2024
Common wheat · 45.9 thousand t6.83 thousand ha2024
Barley · 24.0 thousand t3.96 thousand ha2024
Sugar beet · 206 thousand t2.98 thousand ha2024

Livestock

ItemValueYear
Cattle281 thousand head2025
Dairy cows88.1 thousand head2025
Pigs795 thousand head2025
Sheep8.83 thousand head2016
Goats10.4 thousand head2016
Cow’s milk collected (thousand t)8252024

Farms

ItemValueYear
Holdings5,5902023
Agricultural area (ha)145,4202023
Average size (ha)26.02023
Standard output (M EUR)1,3492023

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Sources: Eurostat (EAA, NUTS) · Country profile · Belgium · Page generated on 2026-10-05.

Figures as each official source publishes them, with their unit. Anything a source does not publish for this region is not filled in or estimated. Methodology

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