Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 140.07 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 140.07 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium peaked at 211.47 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 140.07 kg/ha, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 204.27 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 211.47 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 200.25 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 195.86 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 185.1 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 187.83 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 196.31 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 186.32 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 152.53 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 159.14 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 168.28 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 161.63 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 176.27 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 165.92 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 153.47 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 162.37 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 168.74 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 149.39 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 169.73 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 159.26 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 161.25 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 150 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 147.62 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 140.07 kg/ha | -5.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 140.07 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 4.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 140.07 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.77 kg/ha, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 187.91 kg/ha | 152.53 kg/ha | 211.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.5 kg/ha | 149.39 kg/ha | 176.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.74 kg/ha | 140.07 kg/ha | 161.25 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Mongolia 186.16 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia -5.73 kg/ha compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 169.2 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -6.13 kg/ha compare
- 10 Qatar 142.34 kg/ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania -6.93 kg/ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.12 kg/ha compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 8.62 kg/ha compare
- 12 Switzerland 135.7 kg/ha compare
- 13 Malta 123.48 kg/ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic -8.78 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo -13 kg/ha compare
- 14 New Caledonia 98.3 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 potassium per unit area in Belgium?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Belgium was 140.07 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 211.47 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.07 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 potassium 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 (%).