Newsprint — Import value in Belgium
Belgium: Newsprint — Import value was 30,259 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import value in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 30,259 1000 USD for newsprint — import value in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value in Belgium peaked at 239,936 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30,259 1000 USD, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 25th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import value in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 143,680 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 159,197 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 149,602 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 156,124 1000 USD | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 144,909 1000 USD | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 168,452 1000 USD | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 164,612 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 203,484 1000 USD | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 239,936 1000 USD | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 182,316 1000 USD | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 172,626 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 162,052 1000 USD | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 156,398 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 124,398 1000 USD | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 131,453 1000 USD | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 97,329 1000 USD | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 113,209 1000 USD | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 102,563 1000 USD | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 96,542 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 77,794 1000 USD | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 48,024 1000 USD | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 62,658 1000 USD | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 79,248 1000 USD | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 42,915 1000 USD | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 30,259 1000 USD | -29.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 30,259 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,342 1000 USD, 12.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 30,259 1000 USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,890 1000 USD, 5.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171,231 1000 USD | 143,680 1000 USD | 239,936 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,436 1000 USD | 77,794 1000 USD | 172,626 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,621 1000 USD | 30,259 1000 USD | 79,248 1000 USD | 5 |
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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)
- 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 value in Belgium?
- Newsprint — import value in Belgium was 30,259 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import value recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 239,936 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,259 1000 USD in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for newsprint — import value?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. 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 value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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