Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Belgium
Belgium: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 12.8 kg per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Belgium stood at 12.8 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.3% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Belgium peaked at 12.8 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.77 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Belgium 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 4.27 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 6.07 kg per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2012 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.91 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 7.45 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 8.68 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 6.56 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | +95.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.77 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +95.3% | 6.56 kg per square kilometre | 12.8 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.43 kg per square kilometre | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 kg per square kilometre | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | 8.68 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 92 Iraq 14.78 kg per square kilometre compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 14.78 kg per square kilometre compare
- 94 Saudi Arabia 13.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 France 12.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 11.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Montenegro 11.25 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 goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Belgium?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Belgium was 12.8 kg per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Belgium ranks 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. 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 Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture 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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture 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
Goats — Manure left on pasture 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.