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

Belgium-Luxembourg
1.57 million t
in 1999
Northern America
3.43 million t
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
3rd
Northern America rank
6th

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • Northern America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 3.43 million t against 1.57 million t in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 1.86 million t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 2.2 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 3rd and Northern America ranks 6th of 252 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 133,344 t 122,256 t 11,089 t Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 255,090 t 583,380 t 328,290 t Northern America
1980s 427,270 t 2.01 million t 1.59 million t Northern America
1990s 918,924 t 4.35 million t 3.43 million t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, Belgium-Luxembourg or Northern America?
Northern America, at 3.43 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 Northern America?
1.86 million t, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Northern America?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Northern America rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 6th of 252 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
281 places, 13,103 data points, 1961–2024
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