Graphic papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Graphic papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 24.43 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Graphic papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 24.43 t per square kilometre for graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.7% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 75.86 t per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.43 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 4th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Graphic papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.13 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 58.17 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 59.22 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 69.24 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 47.87 t per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 70.42 t per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2006 | 70 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.86 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 74.54 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 63.62 t per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 68.91 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 68.99 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.88 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 57.99 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 57.85 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.92 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 60.09 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 58.14 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 55.77 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 51.44 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 33.24 t per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 34.72 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 31.19 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 24.43 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.91 t per square kilometre | 47.87 t per square kilometre | 75.86 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4 t per square kilometre | 51.44 t per square kilometre | 68.99 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.89 t per square kilometre | 24.43 t per square kilometre | 34.72 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.2134 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0607 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium was 24.43 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 75.86 t per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.43 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is graphic papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Graphic papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Graphic papers — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Graphic papers — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Graphic papers — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Graphic papers — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.