Belgium vs China, mainland: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Belgium
82.87 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland
69.93 kg/ha
in 2023
Belgium rank
12th
China, mainland rank
15th

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Belgium
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 82.87 kg/ha against 69.93 kg/ha in China, mainland, a difference of 12.94 kg/ha.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China, mainland ahead.

Belgium ranks 12th and China, mainland ranks 15th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium China, mainland Difference Ahead
2000s 95.58 kg/ha 69.4 kg/ha 26.18 kg/ha Belgium
2010s 109.54 kg/ha 78.93 kg/ha 30.61 kg/ha Belgium
2020s 93 kg/ha 70.57 kg/ha 22.43 kg/ha Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Belgium or China, mainland?
Belgium, at 82.87 kg/ha against 69.93 kg/ha in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Belgium and China, mainland?
12.94 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Belgium ranks 12th and China, mainland ranks 15th of 201 countries.
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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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
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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 (%).