Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 3.5 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3.5 t per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 5.84 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 10th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.98 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 5.05 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.83 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.77 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.03 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 4.51 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 5.13 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 5.65 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 5.49 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.45 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.52 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.84 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 5.03 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 5 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.03 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.92 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.11 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.61 t per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3.5 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5486 t per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3.5 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.24 t per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -29.4% | 5.11 t per square kilometre | 3.61 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 t per square kilometre | 4.51 t per square kilometre | 5.13 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.41 t per square kilometre | 5 t per square kilometre | 5.84 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 t per square kilometre | 3.5 t per square kilometre | 5.11 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Belgium was 3.5 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5.84 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.