Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Belgium

Belgium: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 54,986 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
54,986 kg
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
35th
of 209 countries
All-time high
61,039 kg
in 2020
All-time low
37,966 kg
in 2008
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Belgium, 2000–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201120232000: 47.3k kg2001: 45.7k kg2002: 44.9k kg2003: 38.8k kg2004: 43.2k kg2005: 42.0k kg2006: 38.9k kg2007: 38.5k kg2008: 38.0k kg2009: 39.0k kg2010: 39.8k kg2011: 41.2k kg2012: 41.2k kg2013: 41.1k kg2014: 39.3k kg2015: 44.2k kg2016: 50.0k kg2017: 46.5k kg2018: 53.1k kg2019: 54.6k kg2020: 61.0k kg2021: 59.0k kg2022: 59.1k kg2023: 55.0k kg

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 54,986 kg for poultry birds — losses from manure treated 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 — losses from manure treated in Belgium peaked at 61,039 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37,966 kg, in 2008.

That places Belgium 35th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41,620 kg 37,966 kg 47,296 kg 10
2010s 45,103 kg 39,333 kg 54,605 kg 10
2020s 58,522 kg 54,986 kg 61,039 kg 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 32 Portugal 62,406 kg compare
  2. 33 Brunei Darussalam 62,139 kg compare
  3. 34 Sri Lanka 58,279 kg compare
  4. 36 Belgium-Luxembourg 53,851 kg
  5. 37 Afghanistan 51,211 kg compare
  6. 38 Tajikistan 38,090 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Belgium?
Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Belgium was 54,986 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 61,039 kg in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 37,966 kg in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
Belgium ranks 35th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (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).