Belgium vs China, mainland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Belgium
- China, mainland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 19.25 kg/ha against 16.57 kg/ha in China, mainland, a difference of 2.68 kg/ha.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 26th and China, mainland ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1 kg/ha | 26.47 kg/ha | 8.63 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 24.98 kg/ha | 29.27 kg/ha | 4.28 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 22.34 kg/ha | 18.34 kg/ha | 4 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, Belgium or China, mainland?
- Belgium, at 19.25 kg/ha against 16.57 kg/ha in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Belgium and China, mainland?
- 2.68 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and China, mainland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 26th and China, mainland ranks 29th of 185 countries.
- 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 (%).