All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Belgium
Belgium: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 7,418 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Belgium stood at 7,418 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Belgium peaked at 9,684 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,418 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 3rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,684 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 9,490 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 9,155 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 8,737 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 8,631 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 8,497 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 8,376 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 8,310 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 8,263 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 8,297 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8,283 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,262 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8,178 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 8,065 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 8,090 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8,216 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8,215 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,931 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 7,945 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7,973 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7,964 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,829 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 7,791 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 7,418 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 7,418 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 7,418 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,744 kg per square kilometre | 8,263 kg per square kilometre | 9,684 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,116 kg per square kilometre | 7,931 kg per square kilometre | 8,283 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,750 kg per square kilometre | 7,418 kg per square kilometre | 7,964 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Belgium?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Belgium was 7,418 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9,684 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,418 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.