Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Belgium
Belgium: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 439,885 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 439,885 kg for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Belgium peaked at 488,313 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 303,724 kg, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 128th 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 — Manure left on pasture in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 378,366 kg | — |
| 2001 | 365,629 kg | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 359,133 kg | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 310,532 kg | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 345,556 kg | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 336,149 kg | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 310,856 kg | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 307,843 kg | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 303,724 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 311,789 kg | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 318,218 kg | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 329,448 kg | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 329,464 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 329,167 kg | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 314,665 kg | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 353,525 kg | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 400,217 kg | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 372,066 kg | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 424,634 kg | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 436,838 kg | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 488,313 kg | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 471,892 kg | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 472,616 kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 439,885 kg | -6.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 439,885 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 394,596 kg, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 439,885 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183,726 kg, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 332,958 kg | 303,724 kg | 378,366 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 360,824 kg | 314,665 kg | 436,838 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 468,176 kg | 439,885 kg | 488,313 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 — manure left on pasture in Belgium?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Belgium was 439,885 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 488,313 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,724 kg in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
- Belgium ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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).