Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Belgium
Belgium: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 6.67 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▬ Flat
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 6.67 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2017.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium peaked at 8.38 kg per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.34 kg per square kilometre, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 40th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.02 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 7.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.34 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 7.52 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.52 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.75 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 7.57 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 6.67 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.21 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 6.67 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.69 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.29 kg per square kilometre | 6.34 kg per square kilometre | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 kg per square kilometre | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | 8.38 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belgium was 6.67 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.34 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.