Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium-Luxembourg
Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 17.10 million kg in 1999. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Belgium-Luxembourg recorded 17.10 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 1999.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 20.47 million kg in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10.91 million kg, in 1961.
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 65th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.91 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 14.87 million kg | +36.2% |
| 1963 | 16.16 million kg | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 12.76 million kg | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 15.35 million kg | +20.3% |
| 1966 | 16.05 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 17.79 million kg | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 17.28 million kg | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 18.84 million kg | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 17.77 million kg | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 17.94 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 17.98 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 17.92 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 18.51 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 18.25 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 18.90 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 19.18 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 19.67 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 19.78 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 19.43 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 19.54 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 19.75 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 20.47 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 19.91 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 19.91 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19.95 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 19.89 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 19.60 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 19.00 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 18.60 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 18.20 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 17.30 million kg | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 16.90 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 16.80 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.70 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 17.20 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 17.10 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 17.10 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.10 million kg | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.56 million kg | 10.91 million kg | 18.84 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.59 million kg | 17.77 million kg | 19.78 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.74 million kg | 19.00 million kg | 20.47 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.30 million kg | 16.70 million kg | 18.60 million kg | 10 |
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More climate change data for Belgium-Luxembourg
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,113 kt (1999)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,686 kt (1999)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,451 kt (1999)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,235 kt (1999)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.25 kt (1999)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 329.83 kt (1999)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8.24 kt (1999)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2943 kt (1999)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.17 kt (1999)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 943.53 kt (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium-Luxembourg was 17.10 million kg in 1999, 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-Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 20.47 million kg in 1983.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.91 million kg in 1961.
- How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 1999.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg 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 volatilises. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).