Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 18.2 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 18.2 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 22.58 t per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.92 t per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Belgium 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.16 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 16.1 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 16.21 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.28 t per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 16.28 t per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 17.6 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 22.45 t per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 14.73 t per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2008 | 22.58 t per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2009 | 10.06 t per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2010 | 18.62 t per square kilometre | +85.1% |
| 2011 | 17.34 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 15.92 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 16.61 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.25 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 14.81 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 8.92 t per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 2017 | 20.01 t per square kilometre | +124.4% |
| 2018 | 19.94 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.63 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 18.67 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.74 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.77 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 18.2 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 18.2 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9728 t per square kilometre, 18.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 18.2 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 t per square kilometre, 12.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +124.4% | 8.92 t per square kilometre | 20.01 t per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +85.1% | 10.06 t per square kilometre | 18.62 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.35 t per square kilometre | 10.06 t per square kilometre | 22.58 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.91 t per square kilometre | 8.92 t per square kilometre | 20.01 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.85 t per square kilometre | 18.2 t per square kilometre | 19.77 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) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium was 18.2 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.58 t per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.92 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 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) — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 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) — Import quantity 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.