Belgium-Luxembourg vs South America: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Belgium-Luxembourg
60.22 kg/ha
in 1999
South America
10.01 kg/ha
in 2023
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
7th
South America rank
8th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • South America
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How they compare

Belgium-Luxembourg currently reports 60.22 kg/ha against 10.01 kg/ha in South America, a difference of 50.21 kg/ha.

That makes Belgium-Luxembourg's figure about 6.0 times South America's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Belgium-Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 7th and South America ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Belgium-Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg South America Difference Ahead
1960s 40.4 kg/ha 3.36 kg/ha 37.05 kg/ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 49.55 kg/ha 4.11 kg/ha 45.44 kg/ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1980s 67.29 kg/ha 4.5 kg/ha 62.79 kg/ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1990s 60.88 kg/ha 5.94 kg/ha 54.94 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 South America?
Belgium-Luxembourg, at 60.22 kg/ha against 10.01 kg/ha in South America as of 1999.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Belgium-Luxembourg and South America?
50.21 kg/ha, with Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and South America?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and South America rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 7th and South America ranks 8th 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 (%).