Agriculture in Belgium
Total Area: 30,528 sq km
Land Area: 30,278 sq km
Water Area: 250 sq km
Climate Description: temperate with mild winters and cool summers; rainy, humid, and cloudy
Terrain Description: The northwest is very flat, the central portion is rolling hills, and the southeast has rugged mountains of the Ardennes Forest.
Arable Land Use: 27.06%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.72%
Irrigated Land: 233.5 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resource: 18.3 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.22 cu km/year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 589.8 cu m/year
Natural Hazards Description: Flooding along rivers and in areas near coastal land.
Environmental Current Issues: The environment is exposed to urbanization, dense transportation networks, industry, production of crops and livestock, and air and water pollution for neighboring countries.
Total Labor Force: 5,190,000 people
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 0.8
Agricultural Products Description: sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, tobacco, veal, beef, pork, and milk
Land Area: 30,278 sq km
Water Area: 250 sq km
Climate Description: temperate with mild winters and cool summers; rainy, humid, and cloudy
Terrain Description: The northwest is very flat, the central portion is rolling hills, and the southeast has rugged mountains of the Ardennes Forest.
Arable Land Use: 27.06%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.72%
Irrigated Land: 233.5 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resource: 18.3 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.22 cu km/year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 589.8 cu m/year
Natural Hazards Description: Flooding along rivers and in areas near coastal land.
Environmental Current Issues: The environment is exposed to urbanization, dense transportation networks, industry, production of crops and livestock, and air and water pollution for neighboring countries.
Total Labor Force: 5,190,000 people
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 0.8
Agricultural Products Description: sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, tobacco, veal, beef, pork, and milk
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