Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square was 0.3098 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.3098 t per square kilometre for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in Belgium peaked at 1.65 t per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3098 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 51st out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5247 t per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7586 t per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9172 t per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8182 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8182 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8037 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5499 t per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5897 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4257 t per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4144 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4262 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4385 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4247 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4252 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3098 t per square kilometre | -20.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.3098 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.176 t per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.3098 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3382 t per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -64.9% | 1.49 t per square kilometre | 0.5247 t per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +44.6% | 0.5247 t per square kilometre | 0.7586 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 t per square kilometre | 0.5247 t per square kilometre | 1.65 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6202 t per square kilometre | 0.4144 t per square kilometre | 0.9172 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3876 t per square kilometre | 0.3098 t per square kilometre | 0.4252 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in Belgium?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in Belgium was 0.3098 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3098 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square?
- Belgium ranks 51st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 phosphate P2O5 (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.