Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 287,264 t in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)
287,264 t
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
36th
of 201 countries
All-time high
319,067 t
in 1983
All-time low
195,081 t
in 1961
Years of data
39
1961–1999

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1961198019991961: 195.1k t1962: 239.0k t1963: 253.8k t1964: 205.2k t1965: 240.8k t1966: 257.8k t1967: 259.5k t1968: 262.6k t1969: 284.9k t1970: 285.4k t1971: 280.1k t1972: 280.6k t1973: 281.3k t1974: 294.6k t1975: 304.5k t1976: 307.8k t1977: 309.2k t1978: 306.6k t1979: 310.1k t1980: 307.3k t1981: 302.3k t1982: 298.0k t1983: 319.1k t1984: 301.4k t1985: 307.0k t1986: 304.0k t1987: 314.4k t1988: 303.0k t1989: 298.8k t1990: 303.1k t1991: 299.4k t1992: 287.6k t1993: 282.5k t1994: 287.9k t1995: 289.1k t1996: 284.9k t1997: 282.1k t1998: 284.1k t1999: 287.3k t

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

Analysis

Belgium-Luxembourg recorded 287,264 t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 1999.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 319,067 t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 195,081 t, in 1961.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 36th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 244,305 t 195,081 t 284,948 t 9
1970s 296,027 t 280,128 t 310,096 t 10
1980s 305,520 t 298,027 t 319,067 t 10
1990s 288,798 t 282,088 t 303,126 t 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 33 Malawi 314,983 t compare
  2. 34 Yugoslav SFR 309,276 t compare
  3. 35 Romania 300,179 t compare
  4. 37 Republic of Korea 282,235 t compare
  5. 38 Sudan 268,673 t
  6. 39 Sudan (former) 264,535 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Belgium-Luxembourg was 287,264 t in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 319,067 t in 1983.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 195,081 t in 1961.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 1999.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).