Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 224.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium is 224.74 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium peaked at 304.46 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 224.74 kg/ha, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 9th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 294.62 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 304.46 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 292.09 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 285.42 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 266.66 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 267.29 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 263.51 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 272.88 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 248.35 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 265.77 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 295.55 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 294.77 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 302.89 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 293.55 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 291.77 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 295.89 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 300.05 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 275.36 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 289.7 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 275.47 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 278.53 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 271.6 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 232.83 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 224.74 kg/ha | -3.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 224.74 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 224.74 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276.1 kg/ha | 248.35 kg/ha | 304.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 291.5 kg/ha | 275.36 kg/ha | 302.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.92 kg/ha | 224.74 kg/ha | 278.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.13 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 366.65 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.58 kg/ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 316.59 kg/ha compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 275.81 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.21 kg/ha compare
- 10 Djibouti 210.5 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 11.76 kg/ha compare
- 11 Qatar 204.72 kg/ha compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 10.19 kg/ha compare
- 12 Barbados 201.71 kg/ha compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 40.5 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belgium was 224.74 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 304.46 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.74 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).