Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.9057 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium is 0.9057 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Belgium peaked at 1.57 kg per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9057 kg per person, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 57th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.46 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 1.48 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.41 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.38 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.33 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.44 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.28 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.44 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 1.57 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.51 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.49 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.57 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.57 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.34 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.33 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.34 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9418 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9057 kg per person | -3.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9057 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 94% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9057 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 kg per person, 54% of 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 | -30.0% | 1.34 kg per person | 0.9418 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.46 kg per person | 1.33 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.9057 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 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 0.9057 kg per person 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 1.57 kg per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9057 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Belgium ranks 57th 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 39.6%. 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 volatilises, per capita. 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.