Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium
Belgium: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 46.49 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 46.49 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium peaked at 84.69 kg/ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.07 kg/ha, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.64 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 75.31 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 78.86 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 83.42 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 84.67 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 83.87 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.69 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 80.67 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 44.07 kg/ha | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 56.48 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 61.08 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 61.18 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.23 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 61.6 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 54.8 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 56.17 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 55.58 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 58.2 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 57.64 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 57.1 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.05 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 46.66 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 46.43 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.49 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 46.49 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 46.49 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.93 kg/ha, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -45.4% | 80.67 kg/ha | 44.07 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +28.2% | 44.07 kg/ha | 56.48 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.97 kg/ha | 44.07 kg/ha | 84.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.76 kg/ha | 54.8 kg/ha | 64.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.91 kg/ha | 46.43 kg/ha | 56.05 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 16 China, Hong Kong SAR 55.89 kg/ha compare
- 16 Polynesia 0.5809 kg/ha compare
- 17 Bangladesh 53.04 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 0.414 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2183 kg/ha compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 51.35 kg/ha compare
- 19 Caribbean 4.63 kg/ha compare
- 20 Uruguay 46.25 kg/ha compare
- 21 New Caledonia 45.18 kg/ha compare
- 22 Ecuador 40.86 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium was 46.49 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 84.69 kg/ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.07 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 potassium 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 (%).