Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 2,485 kg in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — losses from manure treated in Belgium is 2,485 kg, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Belgium peaked at 3,524 kg in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,946 kg, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 70th of 180 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 — Losses from manure treated in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,836 kg | — |
| 2001 | 3,524 kg | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 3,305 kg | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 3,296 kg | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,400 kg | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3,439 kg | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,475 kg | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,398 kg | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,988 kg | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 2,849 kg | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 2,708 kg | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 2,573 kg | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 2,692 kg | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2,582 kg | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,528 kg | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,272 kg | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 1,946 kg | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 2,076 kg | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 2,648 kg | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 2,485 kg | -6.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2,485 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,555 kg, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,251 kg | 2,836 kg | 3,524 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,447 kg | 1,946 kg | 2,708 kg | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,485 kg | 2,485 kg | 2,485 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 — losses from manure treated in Belgium?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Belgium was 2,485 kg in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,524 kg in 2001.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,946 kg in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Belgium ranks 70th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 — Losses from 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).