Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 34.72 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▬ Flat
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium is 34.72 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 43.64 kg per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.01 kg per square kilometre, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 40th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.56 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 36.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 37.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 37.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 39.14 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 39.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 43.09 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 43.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 40.36 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 43.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 39.41 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 38.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.34 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 33.1 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 34.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 34.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 34.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.23 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.96 kg per square kilometre | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | 43.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.86 kg per square kilometre | 33.1 kg per square kilometre | 43.64 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 37 Argentina 36.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Albania 35.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Portugal 35.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Slovenia 34.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 Philippines 33.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Puerto Rico 28.07 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium was 34.72 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 43.64 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.01 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.