All Animals: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Belgium
Belgium: All Animals: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 258.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Belgium stood at 258.31 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Belgium peaked at 369.49 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 258.31 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 … left square kilometre volatilises in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 366.5 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 369.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 352.74 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 339.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 335.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 329.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 327.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 324.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 319.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 319.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 316.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 312.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 305.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 300.91 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 304.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 307.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 306.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 293.41 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 274.2 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 286.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 268.23 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 265.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 281.06 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 258.31 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 258.31 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 129.4 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 258.31 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.85 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 338.24 kg per square kilometre | 319.06 kg per square kilometre | 369.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 300.69 kg per square kilometre | 274.2 kg per square kilometre | 316.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.26 kg per square kilometre | 258.31 kg per square kilometre | 281.06 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 55 United Arab Emirates 262.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Morocco 262.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Armenia 260.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 Luxembourg 251.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 60 Greece 250.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 61 Brazil 246.54 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 that volatilises (n content) in Belgium?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Belgium was 258.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 369.49 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Belgium ranks 58th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.