Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 4,683 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium is 4,683 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 6,190 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,683 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 4th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,180 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 6,190 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,905 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5,639 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 5,543 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,442 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,364 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,318 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,275 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5,280 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,223 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5,147 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,015 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4,921 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5,065 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 5,126 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5,126 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,913 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 4,925 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4,899 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,836 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4,794 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,765 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4,683 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4,683 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 9.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4,683 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,613 kg per square kilometre | 5,275 kg per square kilometre | 6,190 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,036 kg per square kilometre | 4,899 kg per square kilometre | 5,223 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,770 kg per square kilometre | 4,683 kg per square kilometre | 4,836 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Ireland 5,988 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Bangladesh 4,854 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Luxembourg 4,776 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Uganda 3,421 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 3,260 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 2,916 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium was 4,683 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6,190 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,683 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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.
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Cattle — 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.