Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 14.2 kg/ha in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
14.2 kg/ha
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
37th
of 201 countries
All-time high
56.71 kg/ha
in 1973
All-time low
14.06 kg/ha
in 1997
Years of data
39
1961–1999

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999

1020304050601961198019991961: 31.2 kg/ha1962: 37 kg/ha1963: 39.8 kg/ha1964: 40.7 kg/ha1965: 43.5 kg/ha1966: 51.6 kg/ha1967: 51.8 kg/ha1968: 43.9 kg/ha1969: 49 kg/ha1970: 50.5 kg/ha1971: 50.9 kg/ha1972: 51.8 kg/ha1973: 56.7 kg/ha1974: 52.5 kg/ha1975: 42.8 kg/ha1976: 41.7 kg/ha1977: 41.7 kg/ha1978: 38.8 kg/ha1979: 36 kg/ha1980: 45.8 kg/ha1981: 40.3 kg/ha1982: 38.9 kg/ha1983: 44.6 kg/ha1984: 39 kg/ha1985: 39.1 kg/ha1986: 37.4 kg/ha1987: 38.9 kg/ha1988: 37 kg/ha1989: 36.9 kg/ha1990: 34.4 kg/ha1991: 28.9 kg/ha1992: 21.3 kg/ha1993: 19 kg/ha1994: 18.1 kg/ha1995: 19.6 kg/ha1996: 15.2 kg/ha1997: 14.1 kg/ha1998: 16.3 kg/ha1999: 14.2 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Belgium-Luxembourg recorded 14.2 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 1999.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 56.71 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 14.06 kg/ha, in 1997.

That places Belgium-Luxembourg 37th out of 201 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.14 kg/ha 31.18 kg/ha 51.76 kg/ha 9
1970s 46.33 kg/ha 35.95 kg/ha 56.71 kg/ha 10
1980s 39.78 kg/ha 36.86 kg/ha 45.77 kg/ha 10
1990s 20.09 kg/ha 14.06 kg/ha 34.36 kg/ha 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 34 Costa Rica 15.57 kg/ha compare
  2. 35 Bahamas 15.22 kg/ha compare
  3. 36 Chile 14.5 kg/ha compare
  4. 38 Uruguay 14.07 kg/ha compare
  5. 39 Puerto Rico 13.93 kg/ha compare
  6. 40 Brazil 13.89 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 14.2 kg/ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 56.71 kg/ha in 1973.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 14.06 kg/ha in 1997.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 1999.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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 (%).