All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Belgium
Belgium: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 1,359 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1,359 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Belgium peaked at 1,724 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,359 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 1st 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: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,724 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1,678 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,623 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,543 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1,530 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,507 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,481 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,463 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,470 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,473 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,444 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,440 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,454 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,449 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,444 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,419 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,359 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.28 kg per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,359 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 142 kg per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | 1,463 kg per square kilometre | 1,724 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Belgium?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Belgium was 1,359 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,724 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,359 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.