Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0091 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0091 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0157 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Belgium 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0091 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 89% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0091 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 tonnes per person, 55% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita 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% | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Belgium?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Belgium was 0.0091 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0157 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.