Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture was 204,971 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Belgium is 204,971 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Belgium peaked at 204,971 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 140,209 kg, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 122nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 192,143 kg | — |
| 2001 | 180,045 kg | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 177,586 kg | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 163,558 kg | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 169,601 kg | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 166,699 kg | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 156,381 kg | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 150,187 kg | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 144,977 kg | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 149,203 kg | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 146,264 kg | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 155,056 kg | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 151,171 kg | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 140,209 kg | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 150,036 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 168,377 kg | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 187,299 kg | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 167,444 kg | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 191,007 kg | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 191,524 kg | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 203,937 kg | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 204,883 kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 204,971 kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 204,971 kg | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 204,971 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 94,423 kg, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 204,971 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93,220 kg, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 165,038 kg | 144,977 kg | 192,143 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,839 kg | 140,209 kg | 191,524 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,690 kg | 203,937 kg | 204,971 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 — manure left on pasture in Belgium?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Belgium was 204,971 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 204,971 kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,209 kg in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture?
- Belgium ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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).