Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 1,117 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium is 1,117 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 1,446 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,117 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 3rd 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1,446 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,314 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,240 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,228 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,164 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,186 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,162 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,160 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,148 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,139 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,117 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.57 kg per square kilometre, 17.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,117 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 134.78 kg per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | 1,446 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,135 kg per square kilometre | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | 1,148 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Ireland 1,422 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Luxembourg 1,180 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 850.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Switzerland 676.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Denmark 657.89 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium was 1,117 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,446 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,117 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.