Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity was 1.11 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Belgium is 1.11 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Belgium peaked at 1.60 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 319,270 t, in 2009.
That places Belgium 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.60 million t | — |
| 2001 | 876,604 t | -45.3% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million t | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 847,098 t | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 833,786 t | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 921,698 t | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 873,053 t | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 979,598 t | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 703,079 t | -28.2% |
| 2009 | 319,270 t | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 1.38 million t | +331.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million t | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million t | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million t | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million t | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million t | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 666,964 t | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million t | +89.8% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million t | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million t | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.24 million t | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million t | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 993,361 t | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million t | +11.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.11 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,802 t, 36.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.11 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66,392 t, 16.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +331.0% | 319,270 t | 1.38 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 896,025 t | 319,270 t | 1.60 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million t | 666,964 t | 1.38 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million t | 993,361 t | 1.24 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 12 Morocco 1.38 million t compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 232 t compare
- 13 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.20 million t
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 t compare
- 14 Germany 1.12 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 3 t compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 15 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 15 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 16 Malaysia 955,320 t compare
- 17 Poland 844,831 t compare
- 18 Norway 772,006 t 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 nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Belgium?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Belgium was 1.11 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,270 t in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf