Belgium vs France: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Belgium
349.86 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
France
321.67 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
France rank
10th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Belgium
  • France
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 349.86 kg per square kilometre against 321.67 kg per square kilometre in France, a difference of 28.19 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 486.49 kg per square kilometre 410.85 kg per square kilometre 75.65 kg per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 541.02 kg per square kilometre 395.47 kg per square kilometre 145.55 kg per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 428.28 kg per square kilometre 349.78 kg per square kilometre 78.5 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 349.86 kg per square kilometre against 321.67 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?
28.19 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 volatilises, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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.