Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0069 kg per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Belgium is 0.0069 kg per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Belgium peaked at 0.0092 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Belgium 101st out of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0075 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0092 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.009 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.009 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.006 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 kg per person | +3.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0069 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 kg per person, 69% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0069 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0682 kg per person, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0085 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 1 |
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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Belgium?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Belgium was 0.0069 kg per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.