Belgium vs Japan: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 231,421 t against 199,198 t in Belgium, a difference of 32,223 t.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 45th and Japan ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 238,375 t | 348,651 t | 110,276 t | Japan |
| 2010s | 248,960 t | 291,928 t | 42,968 t | Japan |
| 2020s | 223,719 t | 257,392 t | 33,672 t | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 231,421 t against 199,198 t in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Belgium and Japan?
- 32,223 t, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Belgium ranks 45th and Japan ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).