Hazardous waste exported in Belgium
Belgium: Hazardous waste exported was 633,768 tonnes in 2023. βΌ Falling
Hazardous waste exported in Belgium, 2010β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 633,768 tonnes for hazardous waste exported in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste exported in Belgium peaked at 836,223 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 608,641 tonnes, in 2019.
That places Belgium 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 685,228 tonnes | 608,641 tonnes | 836,223 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 688,569 tonnes | 633,768 tonnes | 728,369 tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Standard Deviation 0.574 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 33,603 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,041 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 1.75 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.27 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste exported in Belgium?
- Hazardous waste exported in Belgium was 633,768 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste exported recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 836,223 tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste exported recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,641 tonnes in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for hazardous waste exported?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous waste exported rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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