Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 26.98 kg per square kilometre in 2022. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Belgium is 26.98 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Belgium peaked at 26.98 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.04 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 106th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.04 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 23.76 kg per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 23.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 23.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 22.41 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 21.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 20.83 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 21.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 20.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 20.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 19.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.67 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 26.98 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.98 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.98 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.09 kg per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.08 kg per square kilometre | 19.04 kg per square kilometre | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.67 kg per square kilometre | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | 21.72 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.98 kg per square kilometre | 26.98 kg per square kilometre | 26.98 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 103 Hungary 36.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Slovenia 29.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Zambia 29.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Liberia 26.78 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Guatemala 25.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Sri Lanka 24.85 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Belgium?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Belgium was 26.98 kg per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.98 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.04 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Belgium ranks 106th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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.
About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.