Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium

Belgium: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 148.86 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
148.86 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 201 countries
All-time high
218.57 kg/ha
in 2014
All-time low
148.86 kg/ha
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0501001502002000201120232000: 177.4 kg/ha2001: 182.5 kg/ha2002: 185.3 kg/ha2003: 185.8 kg/ha2004: 179.8 kg/ha2005: 176.4 kg/ha2006: 171.5 kg/ha2007: 185.3 kg/ha2008: 165.1 kg/ha2009: 188.7 kg/ha2010: 212.2 kg/ha2011: 211.7 kg/ha2012: 216.6 kg/ha2013: 213.8 kg/ha2014: 218.6 kg/ha2015: 214.3 kg/ha2016: 198.2 kg/ha2017: 196.4 kg/ha2018: 194.7 kg/ha2019: 193.2 kg/ha2020: 186.8 kg/ha2021: 180.6 kg/ha2022: 149.4 kg/ha2023: 148.9 kg/ha

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

Analysis

In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium stood at 148.86 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium peaked at 218.57 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 148.86 kg/ha, in 2023.

Belgium ranks 12th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 179.76 kg/ha 165.07 kg/ha 188.67 kg/ha 10
2010s 206.98 kg/ha 193.17 kg/ha 218.57 kg/ha 10
2020s 166.42 kg/ha 148.86 kg/ha 186.76 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
  2. 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
  3. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
  4. 13 Viet Nam 146.77 kg/ha compare
  5. 14 Ireland 146.34 kg/ha compare
  6. 15 Republic of Korea 142.66 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium was 148.86 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 218.57 kg/ha in 2014.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 148.86 kg/ha in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Belgium ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).