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

Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 20.21 kg/ha in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
20.21 kg/ha
Change on year
down 42.9%
World rank
63rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
92.61 kg/ha
in 1983
All-time low
20.21 kg/ha
in 1999
Years of data
39
1961–1999

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

204060801001961198019991961: 75.2 kg/ha1962: 86 kg/ha1963: 86.3 kg/ha1964: 68.1 kg/ha1965: 78.2 kg/ha1966: 83.9 kg/ha1967: 73.2 kg/ha1968: 72 kg/ha1969: 82.2 kg/ha1970: 83 kg/ha1971: 72.9 kg/ha1972: 83.1 kg/ha1973: 82.8 kg/ha1974: 79.4 kg/ha1975: 72.8 kg/ha1976: 77.8 kg/ha1977: 70 kg/ha1978: 71.9 kg/ha1979: 66.2 kg/ha1980: 90.3 kg/ha1981: 72 kg/ha1982: 65.3 kg/ha1983: 92.6 kg/ha1984: 72.9 kg/ha1985: 77.1 kg/ha1986: 76.6 kg/ha1987: 78.5 kg/ha1988: 73.5 kg/ha1989: 70.5 kg/ha1990: 67.9 kg/ha1991: 64.1 kg/ha1992: 45.4 kg/ha1993: 42.8 kg/ha1994: 42.1 kg/ha1995: 39.9 kg/ha1996: 32.4 kg/ha1997: 25.5 kg/ha1998: 35.4 kg/ha1999: 20.2 kg/ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg is 20.21 kg/ha, measured in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of down 42.9% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 92.61 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 20.21 kg/ha, in 1999.

That places Belgium-Luxembourg 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 78.34 kg/ha 68.09 kg/ha 86.27 kg/ha 9
1970s 75.98 kg/ha 66.19 kg/ha 83.09 kg/ha 10
1980s 76.93 kg/ha 65.34 kg/ha 92.61 kg/ha 10
1990s 41.57 kg/ha 20.21 kg/ha 67.91 kg/ha 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 60 Panama 21.67 kg/ha compare
  2. 61 Norway 20.97 kg/ha compare
  3. 62 South Sudan 20.51 kg/ha
  4. 64 Seychelles 19.48 kg/ha compare
  5. 65 New Zealand 18.97 kg/ha compare
  6. 66 Cook Islands 18.24 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 20.21 kg/ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 92.61 kg/ha in 1983.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 20.21 kg/ha in 1999.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 1999.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. 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 potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 (%).