Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 211.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 211.51 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Belgium peaked at 227.31 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 143.44 kg per square kilometre, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 8th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 178.46 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 171.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 169.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 145.67 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 162.54 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 158.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 147.1 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 145.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 143.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 146.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 150.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 155.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 155.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 155.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 148.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 166.6 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 187.32 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 174.93 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 204.19 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 210.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 227.31 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 226.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 227.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 211.51 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 211.51 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.18 kg per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 211.51 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.04 kg per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156.91 kg per square kilometre | 143.44 kg per square kilometre | 178.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 170.88 kg per square kilometre | 148.7 kg per square kilometre | 210.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.24 kg per square kilometre | 211.51 kg per square kilometre | 227.31 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Dominican Republic 323.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Tuvalu 222.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Lebanon 215.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Bangladesh 189.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mauritius 179.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Pakistan 148.4 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Belgium?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Belgium was 211.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 227.31 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.44 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.