Goats — Stocks in Belgium
Belgium: Goats — Stocks was 75,360 An in 2022. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 75,360 An for goats — stocks in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 95.3% on the previous year and up 109.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Belgium peaked at 75,360 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,248 An, in 2000.
That places Belgium 120th out of 183 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 — Stocks in Belgium, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,248 An | — |
| 2001 | 20,760 An | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 25,015 An | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 26,237 An | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 25,478 An | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 26,209 An | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 27,985 An | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 28,870 An | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 30,866 An | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 31,668 An | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 22,000 An | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 35,530 An | +61.5% |
| 2012 | 35,955 An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 40,473 An | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 38,000 An | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 43,602 An | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 50,801 An | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 45,000 An | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 38,590 An | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 75,360 An | +95.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 75,360 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 75,360 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81,256 An, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks 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% | 38,590 An | 75,360 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,934 An | 16,248 An | 31,668 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,883 An | 22,000 An | 50,801 An | 9 |
| 2020s | 75,360 An | 75,360 An | 75,360 An | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 117 Guyana 82,979 An compare
- 118 Switzerland 81,256 An compare
- 119 Costa Rica 77,593 An compare
- 121 Croatia 73,000 An compare
- 122 Norway 71,800 An compare
- 123 New Zealand 60,953 An 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 — stocks in Belgium?
- Goats — stocks in Belgium was 75,360 An in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 75,360 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,248 An in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for goats — stocks?
- Belgium ranks 120th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.6%. 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 Goats — Stocks. 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).