Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 4.26 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Belgium, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.26 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Belgium peaked at 8.4 kg/cap in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.44 kg/cap, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 42nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.16 kg/cap | 3.44 kg/cap | 8.4 kg/cap | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.74 kg/cap | 4.98 kg/cap | 6.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 kg/cap | 4.26 kg/cap | 5.2 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Belgium?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Belgium was 4.26 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 kg/cap in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 kg/cap in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Belgium ranks 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita. 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