Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Belgium
Belgium: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 21.99 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 21.99 million kg for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Belgium peaked at 24.42 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.19 million kg, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.92 million kg | — |
| 2001 | 18.28 million kg | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 17.96 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 15.53 million kg | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 17.28 million kg | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 16.81 million kg | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 15.54 million kg | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 15.39 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.19 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.59 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 15.91 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 16.47 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.47 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.46 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.73 million kg | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 17.68 million kg | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 20.01 million kg | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 18.60 million kg | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 21.23 million kg | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 21.84 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 24.42 million kg | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 23.59 million kg | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 23.63 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 21.99 million kg | -6.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 21.99 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.56 million kg, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 21.99 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.04 million kg, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.65 million kg | 15.19 million kg | 18.92 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.04 million kg | 15.73 million kg | 21.84 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.41 million kg | 21.99 million kg | 24.42 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 59 Kuwait 23.44 million kg compare
- 60 Mali 23.30 million kg compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 23.09 million kg compare
- 63 Ethiopia 21.74 million kg compare
- 64 Belgium-Luxembourg 21.54 million kg
- 65 Czechoslovakia 21.04 million kg
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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Belgium?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Belgium was 21.99 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 24.42 million kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.19 million kg in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
- Belgium ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). 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).