Africa vs Belgium: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Africa
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 19.25 kg/ha against -1 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 20.25 kg/ha.
That makes Belgium's figure about 19.2 times Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 28th and Belgium ranks 26th of 38 regions.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.07 kg/ha | 35.1 kg/ha | 36.17 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | -1.03 kg/ha | 24.98 kg/ha | 26.01 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2020s | -1.01 kg/ha | 22.34 kg/ha | 23.35 kg/ha | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Africa or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 19.25 kg/ha against -1 kg/ha in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Africa and Belgium?
- 20.25 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Belgium?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Belgium rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Africa ranks 28th and Belgium ranks 26th of 38 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).