Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Belgium
Belgium: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus was 4,351 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4,351 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Belgium peaked at 17,778 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,351 t, in 2023.
That places Belgium 105th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,495 t | 6,787 t | 17,778 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,033 t | 5,680 t | 8,863 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,917 t | 4,351 t | 5,572 t | 4 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,603 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,041 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.75 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.27 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Belgium?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Belgium was 4,351 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17,778 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,351 t in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Belgium ranks 105th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).