Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 214,162 t in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
214,162 t
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
24th
of 201 countries
All-time high
346,977 t
in 1973
All-time low
214,162 t
in 1999
Years of data
39
1961–1999

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1961198019991961: 310.5k t1962: 340.4k t1963: 336.8k t1964: 294.9k t1965: 311.2k t1966: 324.9k t1967: 315.1k t1968: 306.8k t1969: 336.2k t1970: 335.6k t1971: 320.1k t1972: 339.0k t1973: 347.0k t1974: 333.9k t1975: 305.5k t1976: 312.6k t1977: 297.2k t1978: 310.2k t1979: 294.1k t1980: 304.3k t1981: 274.4k t1982: 271.9k t1983: 305.3k t1984: 276.5k t1985: 286.6k t1986: 286.4k t1987: 284.9k t1988: 280.1k t1989: 274.2k t1990: 270.8k t1991: 259.0k t1992: 242.3k t1993: 239.0k t1994: 241.8k t1995: 233.0k t1996: 228.5k t1997: 217.3k t1998: 224.9k t1999: 214.2k t

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

Analysis

In 1999, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Belgium-Luxembourg stood at 214,162 t. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 346,977 t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 214,162 t, in 1999.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 24th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 319,643 t 294,912 t 340,398 t 9
1970s 319,519 t 294,133 t 346,977 t 10
1980s 284,460 t 271,893 t 305,254 t 10
1990s 237,057 t 214,162 t 270,758 t 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 21 Canada 250,132 t compare
  2. 22 Myanmar 222,895 t compare
  3. 23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,887 t compare
  4. 25 Mongolia 213,896 t compare
  5. 26 Czechoslovakia 194,950 t compare
  6. 27 Japan 141,119 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Belgium-Luxembourg was 214,162 t in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 346,977 t in 1973.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 214,162 t in 1999.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 1999.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).