Belgium vs France: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Belgium
1,050 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
France
965 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
France rank
10th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,050 kg per square kilometre against 965 kg per square kilometre in France, a difference of 85 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 9th and France ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,459 kg per square kilometre | 1,233 kg per square kilometre | 226.94 kg per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,623 kg per square kilometre | 1,186 kg per square kilometre | 436.65 kg per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | 1,049 kg per square kilometre | 235.49 kg per square kilometre | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 1,050 kg per square kilometre against 965 kg per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Belgium and France?
- 85 kg per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Belgium ranks 9th and France ranks 10th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches 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.