The rental of ploughed lands amounted to €348/ha per year in 2024
The agricultural land renting price is the amount paid annually by the tenant to the landlord for the use of his land for agricultural purposes.
In 2024, a Belgian farmer had to pay on average €348/ha per year for the rental of ploughed lands and €299/ha for grasslands. In 10 years, the renting price of ploughed lands has increased by 19.6% and that of grasslands by 15.4%. This is what emerges from the figures on agricultural land renting prices for 2024 published by Statbel, the Belgian statistical office.
Ploughed lands are rented €446/ha in Flanders compared to €267/ha in Wallonia, and grasslands are rented €369/ha and €242/ha, respectively.
At provincial level, West Flanders is the most expensive with ploughed lands rented on average €526/ha and grasslands €460/ha. This is more than double the amounts paid in the province of Luxembourg where renting prices for ploughed lands and grasslands amount to €213/ha and €184/ha, respectively.
At the level of agricultural regions, Dunes-Polders is the most expensive region with ploughed lands rented on average €481/ha and grasslands €436/ha. The Famenne region is the least expensive with ploughed lands rented on average €177/ha and grasslands €153/ha.
Evolution of the renting prices 1998-2024 Belgium (EUR/ha)
| Year | 1998 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croplands | 180 | 188 | 208 | 233 | 299 | 310 | 322 | 329 | 343 | 348 | ||
| Permanent grasslands | 166 | 175 | 193 | 222 | 260 | 270 | 280 | 287 | 294 | 299 | ||
| Source : Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium) | ||||||||||||
Renting prices - Flemish and Walloon Regions and provinces (EUR/ha) 2024
| Region and provinces | Croplands | Permanent grasslands |
|---|---|---|
| Flemish Region | 446 | 369 |
| Province of Antwerp | 439 | 283 |
| Province of Limburg | 387 | 315 |
| Province of East Flanders | 438 | 371 |
| Province of Flemish Brabant | 350 | 302 |
| Province of West Flanders | 526 | 460 |
| Walloon Region | 267 | 242 |
| Province of Walloon Brabant | 285 | 252 |
| Province of Hainaut | 307 | 272 |
| Province of Liège | 299 | 280 |
| Province of Luxembourg | 213 | 184 |
| Province of Namur | 221 | 207 |
| Source : Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium) | ||
Renting prices - agricultural regions (EUR/ha) 2024
| Agricultural regions | Croplands | Permanent grasslands |
|---|---|---|
| Dunes-Polders | 481 | 436 |
| Sandy region | 469 | 379 |
| Campine | 414 | 283 |
| Sandy clayed region | 415 | 362 |
| Limestone region | 338 | 305 |
| Herbaceous region (Liège) | 315 | 302 |
| Campine Hennuyer | - | - |
| Condroz | 244 | 220 |
| High Ardenne | 222 | 212 |
| Herbaceous region (Fagnes) | 200 | 185 |
| Famenne | 177 | 153 |
| Ardenne | 221 | 193 |
| Jurassic region | 193 | 160 |
| Source : Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium) | ||
Definition
The farm rent is the amount that the tenant pays every year to the owner for the use of his land for agricultural purposes.
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Farm rent prices are part of the annual survey on harvest estimates.
Up to 2013, this survey was carried out by agricultural correspondents. From 2014 on, the survey switched to a postal survey conducted directly with farmers. The survey on harvest estimates and farm rents relies on a sample of about 1,600 agricultural holdings. This sample was drawn to ensure representativeness at regional, provincial and agricultural region level. This survey was conducted in January following the reference year.
Also in 2014, the maximum threshold for detecting outliers in calculating rent prices was updated.