Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium

Belgium: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 319.8 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
319.8 kg/ha
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 201 countries
All-time high
408.04 kg/ha
in 2012
All-time low
319.8 kg/ha
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium, 2000–2023

01002003004002000201120232000: 386.4 kg/ha2001: 390.1 kg/ha2002: 389.3 kg/ha2003: 379.8 kg/ha2004: 370.9 kg/ha2005: 365.1 kg/ha2006: 357.8 kg/ha2007: 369.7 kg/ha2008: 348.3 kg/ha2009: 373.2 kg/ha2010: 398.2 kg/ha2011: 399.4 kg/ha2012: 408 kg/ha2013: 400 kg/ha2014: 404.8 kg/ha2015: 401.3 kg/ha2016: 381.4 kg/ha2017: 376.6 kg/ha2018: 376.8 kg/ha2019: 373.4 kg/ha2020: 368.7 kg/ha2021: 359.1 kg/ha2022: 327.1 kg/ha2023: 319.8 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 319.8 kg/ha for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium peaked at 408.04 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 319.8 kg/ha, in 2023.

Belgium ranks 10th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 373.06 kg/ha 348.32 kg/ha 390.15 kg/ha 10
2010s 392 kg/ha 373.41 kg/ha 408.04 kg/ha 10
2020s 343.68 kg/ha 319.8 kg/ha 368.66 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 7 Djibouti 395.46 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Turkmenistan 362.44 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Egypt 338.24 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 Brazil 312.03 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 China 294.79 kg/ha compare
  6. 13 Trinidad and Tobago 292.98 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium?
Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium was 319.8 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 408.04 kg/ha in 2012.
What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 319.8 kg/ha in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Belgium ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — 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 (%).