Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 45.8% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 7.91 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 6th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.74 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 5.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 4.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 5.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 5.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 5.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 7.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 6.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 5.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 5.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 5.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 4.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 3.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 3.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 1.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 2.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.74 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Saint Martin (French part) 4.82 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bermuda 4.07 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 5 Aruba 1.46 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 7 Switzerland 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 8 Malta 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 9 Israel 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.2521 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in Belgium was 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for newsprint — import value, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is newsprint — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. 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 Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import value 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.
Newsprint — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value 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
Newsprint — Import value 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.