Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre was 1,599 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium is 1,599 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 1,750 An per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,056 An per square kilometre, in 2003.
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 23 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,310 An per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1,270 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,250 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,056 An per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 1,204 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 1,173 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,084 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 1,080 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,071 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,096 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,133 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,166 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,174 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,194 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,111 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,244 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 1,403 An per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 1,325 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1,557 An per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 1,750 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 1,744 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,747 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,599 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,599 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 309.57 An per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,599 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 195.59 An per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,159 An per square kilometre | 1,056 An per square kilometre | 1,310 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,256 An per square kilometre | 1,111 An per square kilometre | 1,557 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,710 An per square kilometre | 1,599 An per square kilometre | 1,750 An per square kilometre | 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 — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Chickens — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium was 1,599 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,750 An per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,056 An per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Stocks 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 — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Stocks 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 — Stocks 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.