Newsprint — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Newsprint — Import quantity was 41,973 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity in Belgium is 41,973 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.9% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 319,286 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41,973 t, in 2024.
That places Belgium 25th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 305,000 t | — |
| 2001 | 296,390 t | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 298,424 t | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 287,731 t | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 253,145 t | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 286,000 t | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 258,020 t | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 288,022 t | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 319,286 t | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 250,110 t | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 282,036 t | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 228,653 t | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 231,080 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 191,340 t | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 197,249 t | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 184,807 t | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 215,737 t | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 194,679 t | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 154,651 t | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 130,844 t | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 88,365 t | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 120,868 t | +36.8% |
| 2022 | 101,294 t | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 53,761 t | -46.9% |
| 2024 | 41,973 t | -21.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 41,973 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,478 t, 12.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 41,973 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,300 t, 5.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 284,213 t | 250,110 t | 319,286 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,108 t | 130,844 t | 282,036 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,252 t | 41,973 t | 120,868 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 22 Serbia and Montenegro 49,000 t compare
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 46,157 t compare
- 24 Hungary 44,801 t compare
- 26 Thailand 40,153 t compare
- 27 Finland 37,960 t compare
- 28 China, Taiwan Province of 35,483 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 newsprint — import quantity in Belgium?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Belgium was 41,973 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 319,286 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,973 t in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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