Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1,050 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium stood at 1,050 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium peaked at 1,753 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,050 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 9th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 1,514 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,450 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,432 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,384 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,510 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 1,539 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 1,694 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,635 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,656 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1,753 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1,508 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,509 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,533 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,082 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,050 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 156.23 kg per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,050 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 371.18 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -29.4% | 1,533 kg per square kilometre | 1,082 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,459 kg per square kilometre | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | 1,539 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,623 kg per square kilometre | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | 1,753 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | 1,533 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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 1,050 kg per square kilometre 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 1,753 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,050 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 176 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 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.