Belgium-Luxembourg vs Eastern Asia: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity

Belgium-Luxembourg
3.39 million t
in 1999
Eastern Asia
14.37 million t
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
9th
Eastern Asia rank
5th

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • Eastern Asia
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 14.37 million t against 3.39 million t in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 10.98 million t.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 4.2 times Belgium-Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 9th and Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 220 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium-Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Eastern Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 461,500 t 308,931 t 152,569 t Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 832,900 t 938,644 t 105,744 t Eastern Asia
1980s 1.19 million t 2.77 million t 1.57 million t Eastern Asia
1990s 2.19 million t 8.96 million t 6.77 million t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, Belgium-Luxembourg or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 14.37 million t against 3.39 million t in Belgium-Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity between Belgium-Luxembourg and Eastern Asia?
10.98 million t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Eastern Asia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Eastern Asia rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 9th and Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Paper and paperboard — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 13,716 data points, 1961–2024
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