Belgium-Luxembourg vs Western Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Belgium-Luxembourg
- Western Europe
How they compare
Belgium-Luxembourg currently reports 77,958 t against 61,194 t in Western Europe, a difference of 16,764 t.
That makes Belgium-Luxembourg's figure about 1.3 times Western Europe's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 16th and Western Europe ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium-Luxembourg | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157,347 t | 1.35 million t | 1.19 million t | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 165,502 t | 1.65 million t | 1.49 million t | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 122,364 t | 1.33 million t | 1.20 million t | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 86,312 t | 712,149 t | 625,837 t | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Belgium-Luxembourg or Western Europe?
- Belgium-Luxembourg, at 77,958 t against 61,194 t in Western Europe as of 1999.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Belgium-Luxembourg and Western Europe?
- 16,764 t, with Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Western Europe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
- How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Western Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 16th and Western Europe ranks 15th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).