Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.037 kg per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.037 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0596 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0299 kg per person, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 138th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0481 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0596 kg per person | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0557 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0553 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0568 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0571 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0573 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0556 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0486 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0459 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0433 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0406 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0422 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0403 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0392 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0351 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0299 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0401 kg per person | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.037 kg per person | -7.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.037 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2154 kg per person, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.037 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7018 kg per person, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.054 kg per person | 0.0459 kg per person | 0.0596 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.038 kg per person | 0.0299 kg per person | 0.0433 kg per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.037 kg per person | 0.037 kg per person | 0.037 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Belgium?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Belgium was 0.037 kg per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0596 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0299 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 138th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture 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.