Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 22.67 % in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)
22.67 %
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
177th
of 201 countries
All-time high
23.82 %
in 1964
All-time low
15.5 %
in 1975
Years of data
39
1961–1999

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999

05101520251961198019991961: 22.9 %1962: 20.1 %1963: 18.5 %1964: 23.8 %1965: 19.2 %1966: 16.2 %1967: 20.7 %1968: 19.6 %1969: 17.7 %1970: 16.5 %1971: 19.6 %1972: 18.9 %1973: 20.1 %1974: 19.2 %1975: 15.5 %1976: 15.6 %1977: 16.1 %1978: 18 %1979: 17.7 %1980: 17 %1981: 18.3 %1982: 20.2 %1983: 16.3 %1984: 20.2 %1985: 18.8 %1986: 19.7 %1987: 17.5 %1988: 19.6 %1989: 20.1 %1990: 19.1 %1991: 19.6 %1992: 20.7 %1993: 21.9 %1994: 20.6 %1995: 20.5 %1996: 22.9 %1997: 22.7 %1998: 22.3 %1999: 22.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg is 22.67 %, measured in 1999.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 23.82 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 15.5 %, in 1975.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 177th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.86 % 16.16 % 23.82 % 9
1970s 17.72 % 15.5 % 20.1 % 10
1980s 18.79 % 16.34 % 20.24 % 10
1990s 21.3 % 19.12 % 22.92 % 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg was 22.67 % in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 23.82 % in 1964.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5 % in 1975.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 177th out of 201 countries with data for 1999.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).