Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 3,406 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Belgium is 3,406 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 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Belgium peaked at 4,469 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,406 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,458 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 4,469 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,266 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 4,067 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 3,995 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 3,918 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,858 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 3,824 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,802 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,809 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,760 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,703 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,612 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3,538 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,660 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3,705 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,706 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,556 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 3,568 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,554 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,511 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3,482 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,465 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,406 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3,406 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3,406 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 397.8 kg per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,047 kg per square kilometre | 3,802 kg per square kilometre | 4,469 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,636 kg per square kilometre | 3,538 kg per square kilometre | 3,760 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,466 kg per square kilometre | 3,406 kg per square kilometre | 3,511 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Ireland 4,349 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Luxembourg 3,518 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 2,451 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Switzerland 1,990 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Denmark 1,913 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Belgium?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Belgium was 3,406 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4,469 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,406 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 management (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 — Manure management (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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (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.