All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,292 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1,292 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 1,847 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,292 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 58th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1,847 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,675 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,636 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,623 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,596 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,580 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,563 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,528 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,505 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,523 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,536 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,531 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,467 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1,432 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1,327 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1,292 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,292 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 646.98 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,292 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 489.26 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,691 kg per square kilometre | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | 1,847 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | 1,580 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | 1,292 kg per square kilometre | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 55 United Arab Emirates 1,315 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Morocco 1,315 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Armenia 1,300 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 Luxembourg 1,258 kg per square kilometre compare
- 60 Greece 1,251 kg per square kilometre compare
- 61 Brazil 1,233 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- All animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium was 1,292 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,847 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,292 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 58th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.