Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises was 484.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 484.37 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium peaked at 640.04 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 484.37 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: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 638.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 640.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 610.54 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 583.02 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 573.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 562.57 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 554.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 549.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 545.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 545.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 540.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 532.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 518.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 508.78 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 523.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 529.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 529.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 508 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 509.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 506.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 500.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 495.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 492.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 484.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 484.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.89 kg per square kilometre, 13.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 484.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.93 kg per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 580.38 kg per square kilometre | 545.41 kg per square kilometre | 640.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 520.7 kg per square kilometre | 506.62 kg per square kilometre | 540.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 493.28 kg per square kilometre | 484.37 kg per square kilometre | 500.17 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Ireland 619.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Luxembourg 494.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 337.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Switzerland 277.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Denmark 265.07 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium was 484.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 640.04 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 484.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.