Environment in Belgium

4,245 indicators covering environment for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Equidae — Stocks 19,135 LSU 2017 down 12.2% 101st
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area 2.85 LSU/ha 2023 down 10.7% 17th
Major livestock types — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU 2023 unchanged 1st
Major livestock types — Stocks 3.85 million LSU 2023 down 9.5% 78th
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.99 LSU/ha 2023 down 19.5% 11th
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock 34.9 %LSU 2023 down 9.9% 26th
Swine / pigs — Stocks 1.34 million LSU 2023 down 18.4% 30th
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Ratio of Value Added 14.63 2023 down 11.7% 22nd
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Ratio of Value Added 14.63 2023 down 11.7% 22nd
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 131,943 t 2023 down 26.4% 61st
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 148.86 kg/ha 2023 down 30.4% 12th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 4,351 t 2023 down 47.3% 95th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 4.91 kg/ha 2023 down 50.2% 103rd
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 41,210 t 2023 down 20.2% 44th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area 46.49 kg/ha 2023 down 24.5% 19th
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen 138,169 t 2023 down 5.4% 36th
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 155.88 kg/ha 2023 down 10.5% 11th
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus 30,493 t 2023 down 7.7% 40th
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 34.4 kg/ha 2023 down 12.7% 12th
Manure applied — Cropland potassium 145,540 t 2023 down 5.1% 37th
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area 164.2 kg/ha 2023 down 10.3% 11th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen 9,089 t 2023 up 13.1% 92nd
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 10.25 kg/ha 2023 up 7.0% 27th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen 84,262 t 2023 down 5.6% 83rd
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 95.07 kg/ha 2023 down 10.7% 19th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 18,085 t 2023 down 8.6% 81st
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 20.4 kg/ha 2023 down 13.5% 13th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium 63,389 t 2023 down 4.9% 69th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 71.52 kg/ha 2023 down 10.0% 14th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen 40,115 t 2023 up 10.6% 63rd
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 45.26 kg/ha 2023 up 4.6% 3rd
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 7,352 t 2023 up 9.7% 64th
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 8.29 kg/ha 2023 up 3.8% 1st
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 99,847 t 2023 up 12.9% 61st
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 112.65 kg/ha 2023 up 6.8% 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen 2,602 t 2023 up 969.9% 113th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 2.94 kg/ha 2023 up 911.8% 120th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 1,657 t 2023 down 9.7% 95th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 1.87 kg/ha 2023 down 14.6% 49th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 299.73 t 2023 down 3.8% 88th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.3382 kg/ha 2023 down 9.0% 42nd
Seed — Cropland potassium 794.58 t 2023 up 13.8% 82nd
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area 0.8965 kg/ha 2023 up 7.6% 23rd
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 38,302 t 2023 down 16.6% 47th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 43.21 kg/ha 2023 down 21.2% 9th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 73,456 t 2023 down 21.9% 51st
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 82.87 kg/ha 2023 down 26.1% 12th
Input — Cropland nitrogen 283,460 t 2023 down 15.5% 61st
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 319.8 kg/ha 2023 down 20.1% 10th
Input — Cropland phosphorus 35,144 t 2023 down 15.5% 60th
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 39.65 kg/ha 2023 down 20.1% 19th
Input — Cropland potassium 187,544 t 2023 down 8.8% 41st
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 211.59 kg/ha 2023 down 13.8% 8th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 84,262 t 2023 down 5.6% 83rd
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 95.07 kg/ha 2023 down 10.7% 18th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 18,085 t 2023 down 8.6% 81st
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 20.4 kg/ha 2023 down 13.5% 13th
Outputs — Cropland potassium 63,389 t 2023 down 4.9% 69th
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 71.52 kg/ha 2023 down 10.0% 13th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 199,198 t 2023 down 19.1% 45th