Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -3.02 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium stood at -3.02 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 89.7% on the previous year and down 338.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium peaked at 13.86 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -29.41 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Belgium 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -418.3% |
| 2005 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 2006 | -3.32 % change on previous year | +159.5% |
| 2007 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -373.9% |
| 2008 | -10.49 % change on previous year | -215.4% |
| 2009 | 13.86 % change on previous year | -232.1% |
| 2010 | 10.04 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2011 | -2.73 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2012 | -0.7379 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -271.2% |
| 2014 | 5.06 % change on previous year | +300.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7425 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2016 | -9.21 % change on previous year | -1340.0% |
| 2017 | -5.23 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2018 | -0.059 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6445 % change on previous year | -1191.8% |
| 2020 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -451.6% |
| 2021 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -275.2% |
| 2022 | -29.41 % change on previous year | -840.6% |
| 2023 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -3.02 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0004 % change on previous year, 6808.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7107 % change on previous year | -10.49 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | -0.0221 % change on previous year | -9.21 % change on previous year | 10.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.68 % change on previous year | -29.41 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 156 Latvia -2.42 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Lithuania -2.55 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Czechoslovakia -2.71 % change on previous year
- 160 Bhutan -3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Norway -3.93 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Guinea -4.47 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium was -3.02 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.86 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.41 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Belgium ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 338.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.