Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 809,645 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Belgium, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for phosphate rock — import quantity in Belgium is 809,645 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 1.69 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 579,269 t, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 7th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 million t | 579,269 t | 1.69 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 921,330 t | 768,996 t | 1.07 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 797,715 t | 740,085 t | 889,910 t | 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 phosphate rock — import quantity in Belgium?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Belgium was 809,645 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 579,269 t in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Phosphate rock — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf