Asia vs Belgium-Luxembourg: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity

Asia
8.56 million t
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg
1.57 million t
in 1999
Asia rank
3rd
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
2nd

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity over time

  • Asia
  • Belgium-Luxembourg
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 8.56 million t against 1.57 million t in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 6.99 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 5.4 times Belgium-Luxembourg's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 3rd and Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Belgium-Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 224,332 t 133,344 t 90,987 t Asia
1970s 449,580 t 255,090 t 194,490 t Asia
1980s 925,246 t 427,270 t 497,976 t Asia
1990s 3.29 million t 918,924 t 2.37 million t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, Asia or Belgium-Luxembourg?
Asia, at 8.56 million t against 1.57 million t in Belgium-Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity between Asia and Belgium-Luxembourg?
6.99 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Belgium-Luxembourg?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Asia and Belgium-Luxembourg rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
Asia ranks 3rd and Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 12,487 data points, 1961–2024
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