Americas vs Belgium: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Americas
60.48 kg/ha
in 2023
Belgium
148.86 kg/ha
in 2023
Americas rank
10th
Belgium rank
12th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Americas
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 148.86 kg/ha against 60.48 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 88.38 kg/ha.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.5 times Americas's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 10th and Belgium ranks 12th of 29 groups.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 42.99 kg/ha 179.76 kg/ha 136.77 kg/ha Belgium
2010s 53.32 kg/ha 206.98 kg/ha 153.66 kg/ha Belgium
2020s 60.31 kg/ha 166.42 kg/ha 106.11 kg/ha Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Americas or Belgium?
Belgium, at 148.86 kg/ha against 60.48 kg/ha in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Americas and Belgium?
88.38 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Belgium?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Americas and Belgium rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Americas ranks 10th and Belgium ranks 12th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — 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
Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).