Poultry Birds — Stocks in Belgium
Belgium: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 48.75 million An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 48.75 million An for poultry birds — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Belgium peaked at 53.79 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.28 million An, in 2003.
That places Belgium 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Belgium, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.98 million An | — |
| 2001 | 38.81 million An | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 38.18 million An | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 32.28 million An | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 36.76 million An | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 35.78 million An | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 33.05 million An | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 32.94 million An | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.68 million An | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.46 million An | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.59 million An | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 35.59 million An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.83 million An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 36.43 million An | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.90 million An | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 37.99 million An | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 42.91 million An | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 40.47 million An | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 47.47 million An | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 49.13 million An | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 53.79 million An | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 53.19 million An | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 53.28 million An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.75 million An | -8.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 48.75 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.21 million An, 2.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 48.75 million An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.36 million An, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.39 million An | 32.28 million An | 39.98 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.43 million An | 33.90 million An | 49.13 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.25 million An | 48.75 million An | 53.79 million An | 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 in Belgium?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Belgium was 48.75 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53.79 million An in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.28 million An in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Belgium ranks 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 — Stocks. 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).