Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 20.38 % in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)
20.38 %
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
182nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
20.38 %
in 1999
All-time low
5.39 %
in 1966
Years of data
39
1961–1999

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

51015201961198019991961: 8.9 %1962: 8 %1963: 7.3 %1964: 7.9 %1965: 6.9 %1966: 5.4 %1967: 7 %1968: 7.6 %1969: 6.8 %1970: 6.3 %1971: 7.2 %1972: 6.8 %1973: 6.8 %1974: 7.2 %1975: 7.2 %1976: 7.4 %1977: 7.7 %1978: 9 %1979: 9.5 %1980: 9.1 %1981: 10.6 %1982: 11.7 %1983: 9.2 %1984: 11.5 %1985: 11 %1986: 11.6 %1987: 10.6 %1988: 11.7 %1989: 11.8 %1990: 12.1 %1991: 13.7 %1992: 16 %1993: 17.2 %1994: 16.2 %1995: 16.3 %1996: 19.6 %1997: 20.2 %1998: 18.5 %1999: 20.4 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg is 20.38 %, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 20.38 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.39 %, in 1966.

That places Belgium-Luxembourg 182nd out of 201 countries with data for 1999, putting it 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 7.29 % 5.39 % 8.87 % 9
1970s 7.51 % 6.25 % 9.54 % 10
1980s 10.88 % 9.08 % 11.78 % 10
1990s 17.01 % 12.11 % 20.38 % 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium-Luxembourg was 20.38 % in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 20.38 % in 1999.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 5.39 % in 1966.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 182nd out of 201 countries with data for 1999.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. 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 phosphorus use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).