Belgium vs Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Belgium
3,499 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
4,073 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Ireland rank
6th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 4,073 kg per square kilometre against 3,499 kg per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 574 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 6th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 4,865 kg per square kilometre 4,993 kg per square kilometre 128.13 kg per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 5,410 kg per square kilometre 4,996 kg per square kilometre 414.11 kg per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 4,283 kg per square kilometre 5,089 kg per square kilometre 806.65 kg per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Belgium or Ireland?
Ireland, at 4,073 kg per square kilometre against 3,499 kg per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Belgium and Ireland?
574 kg per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Belgium ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (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.