Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 9.06 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belgium is 9.06 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belgium peaked at 15.72 kg per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.06 kg per person, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 57th of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.62 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 14.75 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.07 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 13.82 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 13.27 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 14.37 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 12.76 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 14.41 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 15.72 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 15.09 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.88 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 15 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.69 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 15.72 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 13.4 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 13.33 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.35 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.99 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 13.45 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 9.42 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 9.06 kg per person | -3.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 9.06 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 94% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 9.06 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.76 kg per person, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 13.45 kg per person | 9.42 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.01 kg per person | 12.76 kg per person | 14.75 kg per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.64 kg per person | 13.33 kg per person | 15.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.23 kg per person | 9.06 kg per person | 13.45 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belgium?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belgium was 9.06 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.72 kg per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Belgium ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.