Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium
Belgium: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 45.26 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 45.26 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium peaked at 47.75 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.99 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Belgium 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.28 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 36.19 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 38.69 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 38.12 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.88 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 38.22 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 36.7 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 36.99 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.3 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 42.6 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 40.01 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 39.71 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.98 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 43.28 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 44.97 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 47.75 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 34.99 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 42.63 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 38.99 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 44.85 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 41.8 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 41.4 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 45.32 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 45.26 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 45.26 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 45.26 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7 kg/ha | 36.19 kg/ha | 42.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.82 kg/ha | 34.99 kg/ha | 47.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.44 kg/ha | 41.4 kg/ha | 45.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Republic of Moldova 24.22 kg/ha compare
- 1 Slovakia 47.51 kg/ha compare
- 2 Egypt 45.58 kg/ha compare
- 2 Viet Nam 21.09 kg/ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 17.98 kg/ha compare
- 4 Ukraine 39.75 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 38.61 kg/ha
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.25 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.01 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37.95 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 residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium was 45.26 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 47.75 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.99 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).