Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.6612 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.6612 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium peaked at 1.02 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6612 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Belgium 85th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9623 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.919 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9012 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8821 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8658 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8528 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8344 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8268 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8149 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7937 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7664 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7521 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7603 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7642 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.76 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7233 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7243 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.714 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7004 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6905 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6787 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6612 kg per person | -2.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.6612 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.476 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.6612 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9078 kg per person | 0.8268 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7573 kg per person | 0.714 kg per person | 0.8149 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6827 kg per person | 0.6612 kg per person | 0.7004 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium was 0.6612 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6612 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Belgium ranks 85th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.