Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium
Belgium: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 43.21 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Leaching — 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 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 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.51 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 39.2 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.18 kg/ha | +43.3% |
| 2003 | 54.32 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 52.96 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 52.03 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 50.92 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 52.31 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 49.98 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 52.57 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 54.82 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 54.87 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.88 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.81 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 55.66 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.68 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.68 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 51.3 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 51.26 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.84 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.55 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 50.52 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 44.9 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 43.21 kg/ha | -3.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 43.21 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.65 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 43.21 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.06 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +43.3% | 39.2 kg/ha | 56.18 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.2 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 68.61 kg/ha compare
- 7 Belgium-Luxembourg 60.22 kg/ha
- 7 Türkiye 8.86 kg/ha compare
- 8 Barbados 43.74 kg/ha compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 5.81 kg/ha compare
- 10 Turkmenistan 42 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 4.55 kg/ha compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 41.66 kg/ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 4.41 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.02 kg/ha compare
- 12 Ireland 38.81 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 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 186 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
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 (%).