Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 54.34 kg per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium is 54.34 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 77.45 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 42.78 kg per square kilometre, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 100th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.33 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 77.45 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 72.64 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 72.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 75.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 74.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 65.68 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 62.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 59.53 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 56.55 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 59.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 56.75 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 55.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 49.94 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 42.78 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 45.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 57.89 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 54.34 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 54.34 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 54.34 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 153.04 kg per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.45 kg per square kilometre | 62.33 kg per square kilometre | 77.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.75 kg per square kilometre | 42.78 kg per square kilometre | 59.53 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.34 kg per square kilometre | 54.34 kg per square kilometre | 54.34 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Belgium was 54.34 kg per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 77.45 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.78 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 100th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.