Belgium vs Southern Europe: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Belgium
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 43.21 kg/ha against 11.3 kg/ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 31.91 kg/ha.
That makes Belgium's figure about 3.8 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 9th and Southern Europe ranks 10th of 185 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 kg/ha | 12.65 kg/ha | 37.35 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 53.78 kg/ha | 12.68 kg/ha | 41.1 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2020s | 47.3 kg/ha | 12.07 kg/ha | 35.23 kg/ha | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Belgium or Southern Europe?
- Belgium, at 43.21 kg/ha against 11.3 kg/ha in Southern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Belgium and Southern Europe?
- 31.91 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Southern Europe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Southern Europe rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Southern Europe ranks 10th of 185 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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About this data
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 (%).