Belgium-Luxembourg vs China, Hong Kong SAR: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Belgium-Luxembourg
60.22 kg/ha
in 1999
China, Hong Kong SAR
108.02 kg/ha
in 2023
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
7th
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
4th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • China, Hong Kong SAR
20406080100120196119922023

How they compare

China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 108.02 kg/ha against 60.22 kg/ha in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 47.8 kg/ha.

That makes China, Hong Kong SAR's figure about 1.8 times Belgium-Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 7th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium-Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and China, Hong Kong SAR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg China, Hong Kong SAR Difference Ahead
1960s 40.4 kg/ha 28.73 kg/ha 11.68 kg/ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 49.55 kg/ha 57.97 kg/ha 8.42 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1980s 67.29 kg/ha 80.03 kg/ha 12.74 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1990s 60.88 kg/ha 44.5 kg/ha 16.38 kg/ha Belgium-Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Belgium-Luxembourg or China, Hong Kong SAR?
China, Hong Kong SAR, at 108.02 kg/ha against 60.22 kg/ha in Belgium-Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Belgium-Luxembourg and China, Hong Kong SAR?
47.8 kg/ha, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and China, Hong Kong SAR?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and China, Hong Kong SAR rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 7th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).