Americas vs Belgium: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Americas
22.37 kg/ha
in 2023
Belgium
82.87 kg/ha
in 2023
Americas rank
12th
Belgium rank
12th

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Americas
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 82.87 kg/ha against 22.37 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 60.5 kg/ha.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.7 times Americas's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 12th and Belgium ranks 12th of 32 groups.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 16.82 kg/ha 95.58 kg/ha 78.76 kg/ha Belgium
2010s 20.26 kg/ha 109.54 kg/ha 89.29 kg/ha Belgium
2020s 22.51 kg/ha 93 kg/ha 70.49 kg/ha Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Americas or Belgium?
Belgium, at 82.87 kg/ha against 22.37 kg/ha in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Americas and Belgium?
60.5 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Belgium?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Americas and Belgium rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Americas ranks 12th and Belgium ranks 12th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 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

Indicator
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).