Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Belgium
Belgium: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 54,986 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Belgium, 2000–2023
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 31st out of 193 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.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47,296 kg | — |
| 2001 | 45,704 kg | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 44,892 kg | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 38,816 kg | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 43,194 kg | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 42,019 kg | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 38,857 kg | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 38,480 kg | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 37,966 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 38,974 kg | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 39,777 kg | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 41,181 kg | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 41,183 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41,146 kg | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 39,333 kg | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 44,191 kg | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 50,027 kg | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 46,508 kg | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 53,079 kg | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 54,605 kg | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 61,039 kg | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 58,986 kg | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 59,077 kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 54,986 kg | -6.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 54,986 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,270 kg, 5.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 28 Portugal 62,406 kg compare
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 62,139 kg compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 58,279 kg compare
- 32 Belgium-Luxembourg 53,851 kg
- 33 Afghanistan 51,211 kg compare
- 34 Tajikistan 38,090 kg 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 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 31st out of 193 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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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).