Case materials — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Case materials — Import quantity was 1.30 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Case materials — Import quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for case materials — import quantity in Belgium is 1.30 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, case materials — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 1.30 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 631,000 t, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 8th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Case materials — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 631,000 t | — |
| 2001 | 664,240 t | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 660,760 t | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 853,556 t | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 962,722 t | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million t | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million t | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million t | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million t | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million t | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million t | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million t | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million t | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million t | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 947,821 t | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 942,161 t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 973,089 t | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million t | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million t | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million t | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million t | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million t | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million t | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million t | +19.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.30 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 48,092 t, 27.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.30 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 112,243 t, 11.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 922,864 t | 631,000 t | 1.12 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million t | 942,161 t | 1.29 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million t | 1.09 million t | 1.30 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Italy 1.99 million t compare
- 6 Mexico 1.75 million t compare
- 7 United States 1.40 million t compare
- 9 France 1.22 million t compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.14 million t compare
- 10 United Kingdom 1.14 million t compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is case materials — import quantity in Belgium?
- Case materials — import quantity in Belgium was 1.30 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest case materials — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest case materials — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 631,000 t in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for case materials — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is case materials — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Case materials — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en