Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,277 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium is 1,277 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 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 1,721 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,277 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 19th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,639 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1,572 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1,548 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,524 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,505 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,473 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,464 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,444 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,403 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,383 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,356 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,357 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,325 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,312 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,277 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,277 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 210.74 kg per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,277 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183.62 kg per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,567 kg per square kilometre | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,400 kg per square kilometre | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | 1,464 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,303 kg per square kilometre | 1,277 kg per square kilometre | 1,325 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium was 1,277 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,721 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,277 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.