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

Belgium-Luxembourg
1.57 million t
in 1999
Europe
12.52 million t
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
2nd
Europe rank
1st

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • Europe
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 12.52 million t against 1.57 million t in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 10.95 million t.

That makes Europe's figure about 8.0 times Belgium-Luxembourg's.

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

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 1st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 133,344 t 1.06 million t 928,533 t Europe
1970s 255,090 t 2.92 million t 2.66 million t Europe
1980s 427,270 t 6.42 million t 5.99 million t Europe
1990s 918,924 t 14.22 million t 13.30 million t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, Belgium-Luxembourg or Europe?
Europe, at 12.52 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 Belgium-Luxembourg and Europe?
10.95 million t, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Europe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Europe rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 1st of 213 countries.
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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