Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 12.12 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Belgium stood at 12.12 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Belgium peaked at 18.29 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.12 kg per person, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 54th of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.29 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 18.25 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.33 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 16.48 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 16.13 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 15.75 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.42 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.18 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 14.94 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.83 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.54 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.14 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.38 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 13.71 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.79 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.72 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 13.14 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.78 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.62 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.44 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.12 kg per person | -2.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12.12 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.84 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12.12 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.01 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.26 kg per person | 14.83 kg per person | 18.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.62 kg per person | 13 kg per person | 14.54 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.49 kg per person | 12.12 kg per person | 12.78 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 51 Dominican Republic 12.4 kg per person compare
- 52 Tajikistan 12.25 kg per person compare
- 53 Estonia 12.23 kg per person compare
- 55 Mexico 11.94 kg per person compare
- 56 Switzerland 11.91 kg per person compare
- 57 Dominica 11.82 kg per person 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Belgium?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Belgium was 12.12 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 18.29 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.12 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 54th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.