Chemical wood pulp — Production in Belgium
Belgium: Chemical wood pulp — Production was 203,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemical wood pulp — Production in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemical wood pulp — production in Belgium is 203,000 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.2% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp — production in Belgium peaked at 453,000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 203,000 t, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 35th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Chemical wood pulp — Production in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 235,000 t | — |
| 2001 | 243,000 t | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 302,000 t | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 333,000 t | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 362,000 t | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 346,000 t | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 346,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 347,000 t | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 300,000 t | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 260,116 t | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 225,229 t | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 273,444 t | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 367,000 t | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 383,000 t | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 383,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 373,000 t | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 388,000 t | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 382,000 t | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 396,000 t | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 453,000 t | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 350,000 t | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 399,000 t | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 394,000 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 323,000 t | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 203,000 t | -37.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 203,000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 151,000 t, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 307,412 t | 235,000 t | 362,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,367 t | 225,229 t | 453,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,800 t | 203,000 t | 399,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 32 China, Taiwan Province of 370,201 t compare
- 33 Yugoslav SFR 308,000 t
- 34 Belgium-Luxembourg 235,000 t
- 36 Bulgaria 200,620 t compare
- 37 Belarus 170,000 t compare
- 38 Norway 151,000 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 chemical wood pulp — production in Belgium?
- Chemical wood pulp — production in Belgium was 203,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chemical wood pulp — production recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 453,000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest chemical wood pulp — production recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,000 t in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for chemical wood pulp — production?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemical wood pulp — production rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Chemical wood pulp — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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