Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 112.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Belgium is 112.95 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Belgium peaked at 129.25 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.61 kg per square kilometre, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 9th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.58 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 84.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 66.61 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 80.56 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 78.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 71.51 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 72.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 73.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 74.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 79.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 80.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 82.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 87.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 76.18 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 85.21 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 96.78 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 93.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 112.34 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 117.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 129.25 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 128.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 128.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 112.95 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.14 kg per square kilometre | 66.61 kg per square kilometre | 85.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.29 kg per square kilometre | 76.18 kg per square kilometre | 117.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.82 kg per square kilometre | 112.95 kg per square kilometre | 129.25 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
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- 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 chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Belgium?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Belgium was 112.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 129.25 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.61 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.