Manure and environment — Belgium
Dehesa Index brings together 13 “Manure and environment” series for Belgium, with official data and its history (since Jan 2008, latest 2024). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 10 of the 13 series rose, 3 fell against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Pesticide sales: Group 1, low-risk active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat)” (+62.6 %, 2024); the largest fall, “Pesticide sales: Group 4, non-approved active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat)” (−97.8 %, 2024). Against the same period a year earlier (13 comparable series), “Pesticide sales: Group 1, low-risk active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat)” rose most (+62.6 %) and “Pesticide sales: Group 4, non-approved active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat)” fell most (−97.8 %).
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air emissions of agriculture, forestry and fishing (NACE A): methane (thousand t CO2e, Eurostat) | 6,543 | 2024 | +12.0 % | thousand t CO2e |
| Air emissions of agriculture, forestry and fishing (NACE A): carbon dioxide (thousand t, Eurostat) | 2,796 | 2024 | +1.84 % | thousand t |
| Air emissions of agriculture, forestry and fishing (NACE A): greenhouse gases, total (thousand t CO2e, Eurostat) | 11,911 | 2024 | +3.78 % | thousand t CO2e |
| Air emissions of agriculture, forestry and fishing (NACE A): nitrous oxide (thousand t CO2e, Eurostat) | 2,556 | 2024 | −11.1 % | thousand t CO2e |
| Air emissions of agriculture, forestry and fishing (NACE A): ammonia (thousand t, Eurostat) | 59.2 | 2023 | −2.44 % | thousand t |
| Pesticide sales: Categories B, D, E and F, chemical active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat) | 5,533 | 2024 | +15.9 % | t |
| Pesticide sales: Group 1, low-risk active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat) | 63.1 | 2024 | +62.6 % | t |
| Pesticide sales: Group 2, active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat) | 4,816 | 2024 | +17.8 % | t |
| Pesticide sales: Group 3, active substances candidates for substitution (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat) | 664 | 2024 | +1.69 % | t |
| Pesticide sales: Group 4, non-approved active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat) | 1.19 | 2024 | −97.8 % | t |
| Pesticide sales: Categories A and C, non-chemical active substances (tonnes of active substance, Eurostat) | 11.1 | 2024 | +21.7 % | t |
| Food waste: Primary production of food, agriculture, fishing and aquaculture (Kilograms per capita, Eurostat) | 4.00 | 2024 | +33.3 % | Kilograms per capita |
| Food waste: Total activities by households (Kilograms per capita, Eurostat) | 65.0 | 2024 | +3.17 % | Kilograms per capita |
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Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) - open data · Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Statbel) · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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