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Country	Belgium
Time	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
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Environmental indicator
Agricultural production	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Index of agricultural production, Index Number (2004-2006 = 100)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	107	100	104	102	106	100	95	97	95	99	101
Index of crop production, Index Number (2004-2006 = 100)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	102	89	98	98	109	101	90	96	93	100	98
Index of livestock production, Index Number (2004-2006 = 100)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	110	108	109	105	104	99	98	98	97	99	103
Agricultural land use	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land area [TOTAL], Hectares	1 384 000	1 374 800	1 353 800	1 370 800	1 370 200	1 385 800	1 390 500	1 383 000	1 390 800	1 393 800	1 395 700	1 390 200	1 392 700	1 392 100	1 393 800	1 385 800	1 382 400	1 370 300	1 373 800	1 365 200	1 358 000
Area of arable and permanent cropland, Hectares	784 000	797 000	816 500	825 600	952 600	879 600	866 800	867 700	875 200	874 600	887 600	866 700	854 200	854 100	861 400	864 400	862 700	860 600	866 700	861 300	856 100
Area of permanent pasture, Hectares	578 600	556 400	527 500	526 400	406 900	494 900	513 300	510 800	511 400	514 700	505 500	521 100	536 000	535 600	530 000	519 100	517 300	507 300	500 400	496 300	499 700
Area of other land, Hectares	21 400	21 400	9 800	18 800	10 700	11 300	10 400	4 500	4 200	4 500	2 600	2 400	2 500	2 400	2 400	2 300	2 400	2 400	6 700	7 600	2 200
Agricultural land area - shares [TOTAL=100],	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of arable and permanent cropland in agricultural land area, %	56.6	58	60.3	60.2	69.5	63.5	62.3	62.7	62.9	62.7	63.6	62.3	61.3	61.4	61.8	62.4	62.4	62.8	63.1	63.1	63
Share of permanent pasture in agricultural land area, %	41.8	40.5	39	38.4	29.7	35.7	36.9	36.9	36.8	36.9	36.2	37.5	38.5	38.5	38	37.5	37.4	37	36.4	36.4	36.8
Share of other land in agricultural land area, %	1.5	1.6	0.7	1.4	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.2
National land area, Hectares	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 024 900	3 027 800	3 027 800	3 027 800	3 027 800	3 027 800	3 027 800	3 027 800	3 027 800
Share of agricultural land area in the national land area, %	45.8	45.4	44.8	45.3	45.3	45.8	46	45.7	46	46.1	46.1	46	46	46	46	45.8	45.7	45.3	45.4	45.1	44.9
Organic farming	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land area under certified organic farm management, Hectares	1 200	2 107	1 400	1 600	2 683	3 956	5 000	..	..	34 307	..	22 451	20 241	24 079	23 728	22 996	29 308	32 628	35 721	41 459	49 005
Share of agricultural land area under certified organic farm management, %	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	..	..	2.5	..	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.7	2.1	2.4	2.6	3	3.6
Transgenic crops	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Area of transgenic crops, Hectares	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of transgenic crops in arable and permanent crop area, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nutrients	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nitrogen balance, Tonne of nitrogen	324 266	321 565	272 478	272 515	275 681	258 423	262 769	273 457	273 838	265 078	235 939	221 404	206 971	191 236	179 765	156 022	178 712	158 872	162 005	..	..
Nitrogen inputs, Tonne of nitrogen	559 218	550 702	542 805	535 043	537 728	550 498	533 457	532 645	529 621	527 073	504 086	483 475	480 125	451 508	449 940	436 383	433 319	422 041	417 713	..	..
Fertilizers, Tonne of nitrogen	214 444	210 531	202 504	190 338	193 837	202 791	185 544	184 512	181 814	175 139	167 474	154 714	160 352	151 751	154 119	144 470	143 847	142 092	143 459	..	..
Livestock manure, Tonne of nitrogen	282 630	281 428	280 308	285 183	285 965	289 955	289 754	286 764	287 178	287 802	276 900	267 002	261 779	246 082	241 122	238 256	237 098	227 936	222 514	..	..
Other inputs, Tonne of nitrogen	62 144	58 742	59 993	59 522	57 925	57 752	58 160	61 368	60 630	64 132	59 712	61 759	57 993	53 675	54 699	53 658	52 374	52 012	51 740	..	..
Nitrogen outputs, Tonne of nitrogen	234 952	229 137	270 327	262 528	262 047	292 075	270 688	259 188	255 783	261 995	268 147	262 071	273 154	260 272	270 175	280 361	254 607	263 169	255 708	..	..
Crops, Tonne of nitrogen	61 830	62 858	64 209	65 849	62 966	67 080	77 061	75 640	74 430	78 479	78 063	68 534	79 379	78 456	85 553	79 993	77 263	79 224	82 962	..	..
Livestock, Tonne of nitrogen	163 302	158 581	198 636	189 407	192 042	217 873	187 193	176 571	174 173	178 020	183 692	188 776	187 698	175 774	178 458	194 362	171 499	178 580	166 122	..	..
Total Crop Residues, Tonne of nitrogen	9 820	7 697	7 482	7 272	7 039	7 123	6 434	6 977	7 181	5 496	6 392	4 761	6 077	6 042	6 165	6 006	5 846	5 365	6 624	..	..
Nitrogen balance per hectare of agricultural land, kilograms per hectare of total agricultural land	239	239	203	201	202	189	191	198	197	191	170	160	149	137	129	113	129	116	118	..	..
Phosphorous balance, Tonne of phosphorus	51 506	46 427	38 718	35 919	36 408	32 581	33 432	33 440	33 247	32 253	24 905	19 059	17 710	14 899	12 797	9 983	11 765	7 152	6 721	..	..
Phosphorous inputs, Tonne of phosphorus	85 797	80 035	77 799	74 182	74 232	74 456	72 977	71 566	70 886	70 986	64 152	57 396	57 748	53 110	52 679	51 005	49 329	46 081	45 103	..	..
Fertilizers, Tonne of phosphorus	35 622	30 202	27 867	22 884	22 807	22 270	21 538	20 642	19 396	19 754	17 623	13 765	14 616	13 918	14 322	13 037	11 627	10 338	10 166	..	..
Livestock manure, Tonne of phosphorus	49 876	49 536	49 626	51 004	51 111	51 881	51 131	50 617	51 174	50 929	46 211	43 338	42 831	38 894	38 044	37 657	37 386	35 426	34 616	..	..
Other inputs, Tonne of phosphorus	298	297	306	294	314	305	308	307	316	303	317	293	301	297	312	311	316	317	320	..	..
Phosphorous outputs, Tonne of phosphorus	34 291	33 608	39 081	38 263	37 824	41 875	39 545	38 126	37 639	38 733	39 247	38 337	40 038	38 211	39 882	41 022	37 564	38 929	38 382	..	..
Crops, Tonne of phosphorus	11 438	11 557	11 779	12 074	11 429	12 177	13 842	13 549	13 396	14 081	13 872	12 473	14 146	13 835	15 125	14 273	13 909	14 252	15 002	..	..
Livestock, Tonne of phosphorus	21 513	21 013	26 298	25 214	25 458	28 755	24 855	23 660	23 303	23 920	24 539	25 231	25 095	23 590	23 955	25 967	22 888	23 969	22 507	..	..
Total Crop Residues, Tonne of phosphorus	1 341	1 037	1 004	975	937	943	848	917	940	732	836	632	797	786	802	782	767	708	873	..	..
Phosphorous balance per hectare of agricultural land, kilograms per hectare of total agricultural land	38	34	29	27	27	24	24	24	24	23	18	14	13	11	9	7	9	5	5	..	..
Pesticides	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Pesticide sales in agriculture [TOTAL], Tonnes of active ingredients	10 263	9 925	10 425	10 297	9 888	10 938	10 398	8 909	9 474	9 202	9 938	8 833	9 194	8 810	9 170	9 761	9 385	9 009	8 063	6 388	5 494
Insecticide sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	1 295	387	401	343	330	365	412	412	636	547	637	600	504	519	579	626	537	449	475	447	591
Fungicide sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	2 743	2 850	3 283	2 794	2 281	2 639	2 379	2 563	2 645	2 977	3 010	2 260	2 614	2 348	2 392	2 431	2 730	3 021	3 248	2 819	1 948
Herbicide sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	5 213	5 037	5 055	5 532	5 763	6 222	5 937	4 560	4 986	4 491	5 203	4 904	5 031	4 846	5 054	5 541	4 937	4 340	3 058	2 126	1 833
Other pesticides sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	1 012	1 650	1 687	1 628	1 514	1 713	1 670	1 374	1 207	1 187	1 089	1 069	1 044	1 097	1 145	1 163	1 182	1 199	1 282	997	1 122
Energy consumption	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Direct on-farm energy consumption, 000 tonnes oil equivalent	488	545	712	781	984	1 102	1 233	1 070	956	881	687	722	608	829	645	836	862	911	832	814	839
Total national energy consumption, 000 tonnes oil equivalent	31 432	33 107	33 321	32 740	33 731	34 349	36 560	36 245	37 125	36 998	37 358	37 898	36 131	38 278	37 716	36 585	36 118	34 635	37 502	34 496	36 427
Share of agriculture in total national energy consumption, %	1.6	1.6	2.1	2.4	2.9	3.2	3.4	3	2.6	2.4	1.8	1.9	1.7	2.2	1.7	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.2	2.4	2.3
Biofuels	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bioethanol production (million liter), million liter	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bioethanol production (kilotonne of oil equivalent), Kilotonne of oil equivalent (ktoe)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Biodiesel production (million liter), million liter	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Biodiesel production (kilotonne of oil equivalent), Kilotonne of oil equivalent (ktoe)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Soil erosion	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe water erosion risk, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9.2
Share of agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe water erosion risk, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe wind erosion risk, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe water wind risk, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Water resources	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Water use,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total agricultural water withdrawals, million m3	..	..	..	..	10	13	15	16	18	31	36	37	38	39	35	35	37	37	..	..	..
Total freshwater withdrawals, million m3	..	..	..	..	7 010	8 248	7 552	7 690	7 480	7 212	7 536	6 995	6 738	6 666	6 447	6 389	6 445	6 217	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total freshwater withdrawals, %	..	..	..	..	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	..	..	..
Irrigation,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Irrigated area, Hectares	18 000	18 000	18 000	18 000	18 000	24 000	30 000	35 000	40 000	40 000	40 000	40 000	40 000	40 000	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of irrigated area in total agricultural area, %	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.7	2.2	2.5	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Irrigation freshwater withdrawals, million m3	..	..	..	..	10	13	15	16	18	31	36	37	38	39	35	35	37	37	..	..	..
Share of irrigation freshwater withdrawals in total agricultural water withdrawals, %	..	..	..	..	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	..	..	..
Irrigation water application rates, Megalitres per hectare of irrigated land	..	..	..	..	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.9	0.9	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Water quality	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Runoff and concentration in water bodies,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of nitrates in surface water, %	..	..	49	..	..	41	..	..	..	..	..	58	74	..	..	60	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of phosphorous in surface water, %	..	..	25	..	..	17	..	..	..	..	..	35	37	..	..	29	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of nitrates in coastal water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	56	..	..	48	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of phosphorous in coastal water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	31	..	..	29	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas where one or more pesticides are present in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas where one or more pesticides are present in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Drinking water limits,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for nitrates in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	41	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for nitrates in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	32	..	..	..	..	32	32	32	32	32	32	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for phosphorous in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	43	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for phosphorous in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommended drinking water limits for pesticides in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommended drinking water limits for pesticides in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	25	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ammonia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural ammonia emissions, Tonnes	112 662	102 711	100 959	99 206	97 453	95 700	92 545	89 389	86 234	83 079	78 351	75 562	73 829	71 483	66 151	65 649	65 262	62 339	62 146	64 289	64 113
Total ammonia emissions, Tonnes	120 217	110 294	110 281	112 293	112 613	115 235	116 663	116 346	116 899	117 225	85 631	82 042	79 961	77 463	72 222	71 295	71 259	67 912	67 403	69 057	69 071
Agricultural share in total ammonia emissions, %	93.7	93.1	91.5	88.3	86.5	83	79.3	76.8	73.8	70.9	91.5	92.1	92.3	92.3	91.6	92.1	91.6	91.8	92.2	93.1	92.8
Share of ammonia in total emissions of acidifying pollutants, Tonnes acid equivalents	7 071.6	6 487.9	6 487.1	6 605.5	6 624.3	6 778.5	6 862.5	6 843.9	6 876.4	6 895.6	5 037.1	4 826	4 703.6	4 556.6	4 248.4	4 193.8	4 191.7	3 994.8	3 964.9	4 062.2	4 063
Greenhouse gas	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural gross greenhouse gas emissions [TOTAL], Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	11 856 180	11 737 831	11 693 905	11 806 147	11 799 646	11 982 719	11 764 791	11 733 272	11 780 383	11 833 451	11 050 655	10 914 695	10 705 495	10 230 216	10 192 250	9 983 700	9 917 857	9 990 667	9 879 656	9 979 647	10 041 823
CO2 emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
CH4 emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	5 868 136	5 803 764	5 811 752	5 894 902	5 890 325	5 976 851	5 897 786	5 858 322	5 880 868	5 900 797	5 610 180	5 554 961	5 390 883	5 223 085	5 157 052	5 090 503	5 062 560	5 162 062	5 137 742	5 153 443	5 212 251
N2O emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	5 988 045	5 934 067	5 882 153	5 911 245	5 909 322	6 005 868	5 867 005	5 874 950	5 899 515	5 932 654	5 440 475	5 359 734	5 314 612	5 007 131	5 035 198	4 893 197	4 855 296	4 828 605	4 741 914	4 826 204	4 829 572
Other greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural gross greenhouse gas emissions - shares [TOTAL=100],	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of CO2 in total emissions from agriculture, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of CH4 in total emissions from agriculture, %	49.5	49.4	49.7	49.9	49.9	49.9	50.1	49.9	49.9	49.9	50.8	50.9	50.4	51.1	50.6	51	51	51.7	52	51.6	51.9
Share of N2O in total emissions from agriculture, %	50.5	50.6	50.3	50.1	50.1	50.1	49.9	50.1	50.1	50.1	49.2	49.1	49.6	48.9	49.4	49	49	48.3	48	48.4	48.1
Share of other greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
National total GHG emissions [TOTAL], Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	143 280 711	145 279 961	143 980 466	143 041 279	148 725 451	150 529 351	154 488 049	145 959 613	151 530 941	145 334 652	146 154 335	145 454 566	144 463 170	146 487 925	147 433 711	143 622 547	138 838 905	133 926 739	136 686 239	125 186 551	132 459 223
Total national CO2 emissions, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	118 783 712	121 239 097	119 688 332	118 693 688	123 168 808	124 090 734	128 124 307	122 505 616	128 743 215	123 221 156	124 937 290	124 834 488	124 656 025	127 767 390	128 436 089	125 260 508	121 389 739	117 175 159	120 065 193	108 552 424	115 093 692
Total national CH4 emissions, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	9 971 475	9 790 461	9 650 663	9 546 906	9 481 618	9 499 443	9 196 066	9 081 359	8 961 166	8 830 885	8 411 072	8 039 962	7 644 755	7 339 261	7 276 833	7 052 076	6 945 492	6 933 941	6 785 993	6 663 771	6 763 653
Total national N2O emissions, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	11 109 719	10 996 431	10 632 596	10 929 917	11 484 656	11 956 046	12 306 603	12 007 513	12 124 967	12 022 767	11 417 429	11 183 696	10 713 287	9 663 022	9 886 397	9 655 982	8 768 427	7 886 636	7 798 386	7 989 047	8 609 657
Total national emissions of other greenhouse gas, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	3 415 806	3 253 972	4 008 875	3 870 769	4 590 370	4 983 129	4 861 073	2 365 125	1 701 594	1 259 844	1 388 544	1 396 421	1 449 103	1 718 253	1 834 391	1 653 981	1 735 247	1 931 003	2 036 667	1 981 308	1 992 222
National total GHG emissions - shares [TOTAL=100],	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of CO2 in total national GHG emissions, %	82.9	83.5	83.1	83	82.8	82.4	82.9	83.9	85	84.8	85.5	85.8	86.3	87.2	87.1	87.2	87.4	87.5	87.8	86.7	86.9
Share of CH4 in total national GHG emissions, %	7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.4	6.3	6	6.2	5.9	6.1	5.8	5.5	5.3	5	4.9	4.9	5	5.2	5	5.3	5.1
Share of N2O in total national GHG emissions, %	7.8	7.6	7.4	7.6	7.7	7.9	8	8.2	8	8.3	7.8	7.7	7.4	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.3	5.9	5.7	6.4	6.5

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2013 Edition of the OECD Environmental Database : Data for Belgium

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