Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 19.25 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium stood at 19.25 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium peaked at 41.37 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.25 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Belgium 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.05 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 41.37 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 38.36 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 36.65 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 36.28 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.23 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 37.39 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 35.68 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 23.84 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 2009 | 24.15 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 26.67 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 25.95 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.87 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 26.04 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 22.09 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 23.89 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 26.49 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 21.37 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 26.07 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 23.37 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 24.76 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 23.73 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 21.61 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 19.25 kg/ha | -10.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 19.25 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 19.25 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.26 kg/ha, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1 kg/ha | 23.84 kg/ha | 41.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.98 kg/ha | 21.37 kg/ha | 27.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.34 kg/ha | 19.25 kg/ha | 24.76 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 24 China 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 25 Belize 19.85 kg/ha compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 19.76 kg/ha compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire -1.57 kg/ha compare
- 28 Slovenia 18.37 kg/ha compare
- 29 Seychelles 17.96 kg/ha compare
- 30 China, mainland 16.57 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 phosphorus per unit area in Belgium?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belgium was 19.25 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 41.37 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.25 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).