Americas vs Belgium: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Americas
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 224.74 kg/ha against 46.88 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 177.86 kg/ha.
That makes Belgium's figure about 4.8 times Americas's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Belgium ranks 9th of 32 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 | 37.65 kg/ha | 276.1 kg/ha | 238.45 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 41.85 kg/ha | 291.5 kg/ha | 249.65 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2020s | 47.2 kg/ha | 251.92 kg/ha | 204.72 kg/ha | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Americas or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 224.74 kg/ha against 46.88 kg/ha in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Americas and Belgium?
- 177.86 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Belgium ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — 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 (%).