Poultry Birds — Stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Poultry Birds — Stocks, per square kilometre was 1,599 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 1,599 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 1,764 An per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,064 An per square kilometre, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 16th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,318 An per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1,279 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,259 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,064 An per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 1,212 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 1,180 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,089 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1,086 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,077 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,103 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,140 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,173 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,181 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,201 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,118 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,252 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1,415 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 1,334 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1,557 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 1,611 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,764 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 1,744 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,747 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,599 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,599 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 312.14 An per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,599 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 191.8 An per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,167 An per square kilometre | 1,064 An per square kilometre | 1,318 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,298 An per square kilometre | 1,118 An per square kilometre | 1,611 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,714 An per square kilometre | 1,599 An per square kilometre | 1,764 An per square kilometre | 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 — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Poultry birds — stocks, per square kilometre in Belgium was 1,599 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,764 An per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,064 An per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for poultry birds — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Poultry Birds — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.