Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Belgium

Belgium: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 3.01 million kg in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.01 million kg
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
135th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.01 million kg
in 2022
All-time low
2.18 million kg
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2022

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Belgium, 2000–2022

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201120222000: 2.2M kg2001: 2.7M kg2002: 2.7M kg2003: 2.7M kg2004: 2.7M kg2005: 2.8M kg2006: 2.8M kg2007: 2.8M kg2008: 2.5M kg2009: 2.5M kg2010: 2.2M kg2011: 2.4M kg2012: 2.4M kg2013: 2.4M kg2014: 2.4M kg2015: 2.3M kg2016: 2.2M kg2017: 2.2M kg2019: 2.5M kg2022: 3.0M kg

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 3.01 million kg for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Belgium peaked at 3.01 million kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million kg, in 2000.

That places Belgium 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.63 million kg 2.18 million kg 2.82 million kg 10
2010s 2.33 million kg 2.19 million kg 2.46 million kg 9
2020s 3.01 million kg 3.01 million kg 3.01 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 132 Gabon 4.50 million kg compare
  2. 133 Czech Republic 3.37 million kg compare
  3. 134 Montenegro 3.05 million kg compare
  4. 136 Guyana 2.82 million kg compare
  5. 137 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.61 million kg
  6. 138 Denmark 2.30 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Belgium?
Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Belgium was 3.01 million kg in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 3.01 million kg in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million kg in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
Belgium ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,693 data points, 1961–2023
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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).