Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 721.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium is 721.27 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 775.15 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 489.14 kg per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Belgium 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 608.55 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 585.74 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 576.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 496.73 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 554.28 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 541.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 501.63 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 495.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 489.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 501.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 512.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 530.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 530.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 530.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 507.08 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 568.11 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 638.78 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 596.52 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 696.28 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 716.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 775.15 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 773.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 774.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 721.27 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 721.27 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 721.27 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 535.09 kg per square kilometre | 489.14 kg per square kilometre | 608.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 582.7 kg per square kilometre | 507.08 kg per square kilometre | 716.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 761.27 kg per square kilometre | 721.27 kg per square kilometre | 775.15 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 13 Bahrain 886.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Tuvalu 763.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Indonesia 747.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Grenada 596.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Jamaica 488.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Palestine 404.29 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium was 721.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 775.15 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 489.14 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.