Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 51.46 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 51.46 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium peaked at 53.29 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.87 %, in 2001.
That places Belgium 134th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.58 % | 32.87 % | 50.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.24 % | 41.21 % | 53.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.94 % | 43.87 % | 51.46 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,603 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,041 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.75 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.27 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belgium was 51.46 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53.29 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.87 % in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Belgium ranks 134th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).