Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep and Goats — Manure management was 269,629 kg in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2022, sheep and goats — manure management in Belgium stood at 269,629 kg.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure management in Belgium peaked at 321,331 kg in 2006 and was at its lowest, 205,226 kg, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 102nd of 187 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 and Goats — Manure management in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 257,456 kg | — |
| 2001 | 320,350 kg | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 304,426 kg | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 304,530 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 313,022 kg | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 316,939 kg | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 321,331 kg | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 315,231 kg | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 281,209 kg | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 269,685 kg | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 250,564 kg | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 248,552 kg | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 259,157 kg | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 252,914 kg | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 246,427 kg | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 228,306 kg | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 205,226 kg | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 212,284 kg | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 257,258 kg | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 269,629 kg | +4.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 269,629 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,000 kg, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 269,629 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 million kg, 22% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 300,418 kg | 257,456 kg | 321,331 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 240,076 kg | 205,226 kg | 259,157 kg | 9 |
| 2020s | 269,629 kg | 269,629 kg | 269,629 kg | 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 management in Belgium?
- Sheep and goats — manure management in Belgium was 269,629 kg in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 321,331 kg in 2006.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,226 kg in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep and goats — manure management?
- Belgium ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).