Nutrient nitrogen N: Nitrogen fertilizer content applied … leaches in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N: Nitrogen fertilizer content applied … leaches was 43.05 million kg in 2050. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium, 2002–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 43.05 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2050.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium peaked at 53.16 million kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.01 million kg, in 2023.
That places Belgium 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N: Nitrogen fertilizer content applied … leaches in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.33 million kg | — |
| 2003 | 45.93 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 43.99 million kg | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 43.43 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.99 million kg | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 45.81 million kg | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 41.00 million kg | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 46.68 million kg | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 51.37 million kg | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 49.97 million kg | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 49.60 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 50.22 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 52.77 million kg | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 53.16 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 48.26 million kg | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 45.74 million kg | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 45.71 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 46.01 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 44.96 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 46.75 million kg | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 33.00 million kg | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 32.01 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2030 | 42.79 million kg | +33.7% |
| 2050 | 43.05 million kg | +0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 43.05 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.17 million kg, 2.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 43.05 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.22 million kg, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N: Nitrogen fertilizer content applied … leaches in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | +33.7% | 32.01 million kg | 42.79 million kg |
| 2022 | -29.4% | 46.75 million kg | 33.00 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.27 million kg | 41.00 million kg | 46.68 million kg | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.28 million kg | 45.71 million kg | 53.16 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.18 million kg | 32.01 million kg | 46.75 million kg | 4 |
| 2030s | 42.79 million kg | 42.79 million kg | 42.79 million kg | 1 |
| 2050s | 43.05 million kg | 43.05 million kg | 43.05 million kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 43.05 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53.16 million kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.01 million kg in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Belgium ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).