Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.1419 kg per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.1419 kg per person for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.2284 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1145 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Belgium 138th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1844 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2284 kg per person | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2132 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2118 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2175 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2188 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2197 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2132 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.186 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1759 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1657 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1554 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1616 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1543 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1503 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1344 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1145 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1217 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1537 kg per person | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1419 kg per person | -7.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1419 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1419 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7 kg per person, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2069 kg per person | 0.1759 kg per person | 0.2284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1457 kg per person | 0.1145 kg per person | 0.1657 kg per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1419 kg per person | 0.1419 kg per person | 0.1419 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Belgium?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Belgium was 0.1419 kg per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2284 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1145 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 138th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.