Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated was 25,621 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 25,621 kg for chickens, layers — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — losses from manure treated in Belgium peaked at 25,621 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,526 kg, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 28th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24,018 kg | — |
| 2001 | 22,506 kg | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 22,198 kg | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20,445 kg | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 21,200 kg | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 20,837 kg | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 19,548 kg | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 18,773 kg | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 18,122 kg | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 18,650 kg | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 18,283 kg | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19,382 kg | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 18,896 kg | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 17,526 kg | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 18,754 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 21,047 kg | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 23,412 kg | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 20,930 kg | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 23,876 kg | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 23,941 kg | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25,492 kg | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 25,610 kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 25,621 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25,621 kg | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 25,621 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,902 kg, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,630 kg | 18,122 kg | 24,018 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,605 kg | 17,526 kg | 23,941 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,586 kg | 25,492 kg | 25,621 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 25 Nepal 52,787 kg compare
- 26 Afghanistan 42,653 kg compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 38,704 kg compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 24,056 kg compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 23,040 kg compare
- 31 Cambodia 20,907 kg 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, layers — losses from manure treated in Belgium?
- Chickens, layers — losses from manure treated in Belgium was 25,621 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — losses from manure treated recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 25,621 kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — losses from manure treated recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,526 kg in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens, layers — losses from manure treated?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).