Belgium vs Middle Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Belgium
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 19.25 kg/ha against -1.51 kg/ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 20.76 kg/ha.
That makes Belgium's figure about 12.8 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 26th and Middle Africa ranks 31st of 185 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1 kg/ha | -1.06 kg/ha | 36.16 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 24.98 kg/ha | -1.49 kg/ha | 26.47 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2020s | 22.34 kg/ha | -1.53 kg/ha | 23.87 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 Middle Africa?
- Belgium, at 19.25 kg/ha against -1.51 kg/ha in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Belgium and Middle Africa?
- 20.76 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Middle Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Middle Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 26th and Middle Africa ranks 31st 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 (%).