Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 86.33 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 86.33 t per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 134.82 t per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 86.33 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 106.12 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 104.15 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 105.76 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 116.16 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 99.74 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 126.13 t per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 130.07 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 134.82 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 134.68 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 122.31 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 131.41 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 128 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 132.04 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 125.04 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 124.84 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 115.51 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 118.81 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 120.25 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 117.76 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 115.79 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 99.83 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 109.94 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 105.25 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 86.33 t per square kilometre | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.99 t per square kilometre | 99.74 t per square kilometre | 134.82 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.94 t per square kilometre | 115.51 t per square kilometre | 132.04 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.34 t per square kilometre | 86.33 t per square kilometre | 109.94 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium was 86.33 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 134.82 t per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.33 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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 Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — 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.
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — 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
Paper and paperboard — 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.