Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium

Belgium: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 43.21 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
43.21 kg/ha
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
9th
of 201 countries
All-time high
56.18 kg/ha
in 2002
All-time low
39.2 kg/ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 39.5 kg/ha2001: 39.2 kg/ha2002: 56.2 kg/ha2003: 54.3 kg/ha2004: 53 kg/ha2005: 52 kg/ha2006: 50.9 kg/ha2007: 52.3 kg/ha2008: 50 kg/ha2009: 52.6 kg/ha2010: 54.8 kg/ha2011: 54.9 kg/ha2012: 55.9 kg/ha2013: 54.8 kg/ha2014: 55.7 kg/ha2015: 55.7 kg/ha2016: 52.7 kg/ha2017: 51.3 kg/ha2018: 51.3 kg/ha2019: 50.8 kg/ha2020: 50.5 kg/ha2021: 50.5 kg/ha2022: 44.9 kg/ha2023: 43.2 kg/ha

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 43.21 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium peaked at 56.18 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39.2 kg/ha, in 2001.

Belgium ranks 9th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50 kg/ha 39.2 kg/ha 56.18 kg/ha 10
2010s 53.78 kg/ha 50.84 kg/ha 55.88 kg/ha 10
2020s 47.3 kg/ha 43.21 kg/ha 50.55 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 6 Montenegro 68.61 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Belgium-Luxembourg 60.22 kg/ha
  3. 8 Barbados 43.74 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 Turkmenistan 42 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 41.66 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 39.83 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium?
Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium was 43.21 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 56.18 kg/ha in 2002.
What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 39.2 kg/ha in 2001.
How does Belgium rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Belgium ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Leaching — 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 (%).