Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Belgium

Belgium: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 21.99 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21.99 million kg
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
69th
of 209 countries
All-time high
24.42 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
15.19 million kg
in 2008
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Belgium, 2000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2000201120232000: 18.9M kg2001: 18.3M kg2002: 18.0M kg2003: 15.5M kg2004: 17.3M kg2005: 16.8M kg2006: 15.5M kg2007: 15.4M kg2008: 15.2M kg2009: 15.6M kg2010: 15.9M kg2011: 16.5M kg2012: 16.5M kg2013: 16.5M kg2014: 15.7M kg2015: 17.7M kg2016: 20.0M kg2017: 18.6M kg2018: 21.2M kg2019: 21.8M kg2020: 24.4M kg2021: 23.6M kg2022: 23.6M kg2023: 22.0M kg

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 69th of 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 66 Mali 23.30 million kg compare
  2. 67 Kazakhstan 23.09 million kg compare
  3. 68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.40 million kg compare
  4. 70 United Republic of Tanzania 21.77 million kg compare
  5. 71 Ethiopia 21.74 million kg compare
  6. 72 Belgium-Luxembourg 21.54 million kg

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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 69th out of 209 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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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,087 data points, 1961–2023
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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).