Belgium vs France: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Belgium
3.5 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
France
3.22 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
12th
France rank
13th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 12th and France ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7565 tonnes per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.785 tonnes per square kilometre | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Belgium and France?
- 0.28 tonnes per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 12th and France ranks 13th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use 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.