Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium
Belgium: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 71.52 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 71.52 kg/ha for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium peaked at 93.94 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 65.77 kg/ha, in 2018.
That places Belgium 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.7 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 77.91 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 87.79 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 86.37 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 93.94 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 86.49 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 76.16 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 81.21 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 76.73 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 84.18 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 79.76 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 87.09 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 78.04 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 79.5 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 88.23 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 80.38 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 68.54 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 87.32 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 65.77 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 73.82 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 69.46 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 68.66 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.09 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 71.52 kg/ha | +3.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 71.52 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.21 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 71.52 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.87 kg/ha, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.75 kg/ha | 76.16 kg/ha | 93.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.84 kg/ha | 65.77 kg/ha | 88.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.68 kg/ha | 68.66 kg/ha | 71.52 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 11 Djibouti 81.12 kg/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.21 kg/ha compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 81.06 kg/ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 14.78 kg/ha compare
- 13 Guadeloupe 73.08 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 14.63 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 61.3 kg/ha compare
- 16 China 61.26 kg/ha compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.29 kg/ha compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.07 kg/ha compare
- 17 Malaysia 58.76 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium was 71.52 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 93.94 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.77 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).