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
163rd
of 186 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 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961 to 1999.
Year % Change
1961 22.94 % —
1962 20.08 % -12.5%
1963 18.49 % -7.9%
1964 23.82 % +28.8%
1965 19.2 % -19.4%
1966 16.16 % -15.8%
1967 20.73 % +28.3%
1968 19.6 % -5.4%
1969 17.72 % -9.6%
1970 16.49 % -7.0%
1971 19.64 % +19.1%
1972 18.88 % -3.9%
1973 20.1 % +6.5%
1974 19.21 % -4.4%
1975 15.5 % -19.3%
1976 15.59 % +0.6%
1977 16.09 % +3.2%
1978 18.02 % +12.0%
1979 17.69 % -1.8%
1980 16.99 % -4.0%
1981 18.33 % +7.9%
1982 20.24 % +10.4%
1983 16.34 % -19.3%
1984 20.24 % +23.9%
1985 18.84 % -6.9%
1986 19.67 % +4.4%
1987 17.55 % -10.8%
1988 19.6 % +11.7%
1989 20.07 % +2.4%
1990 19.12 % -4.7%
1991 19.55 % +2.3%
1992 20.71 % +5.9%
1993 21.92 % +5.9%
1994 20.59 % -6.1%
1995 20.51 % -0.4%
1996 22.92 % +11.8%
1997 22.67 % -1.1%
1998 22.35 % -1.4%
1999 22.67 % +1.5%

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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  3. 162 Portugal 25.21 % compare
  4. 164 Suriname 22.62 % compare
  5. 165 Georgia 21.4 % compare
  6. 166 Barbados 20.91 % compare

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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 163rd out of 186 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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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
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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 (%).