Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 22.66 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 22.66 t per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 66.36 t per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.66 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 4th 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.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.08 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 48.4 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 49.38 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 59.75 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 39.52 t per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 60.99 t per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2006 | 61.49 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.36 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 64.01 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 55.37 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 59.61 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 61.45 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 58.26 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 51.69 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 51.35 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.83 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 52.98 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.72 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 50.7 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 47.14 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 30.34 t per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 30.76 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 27.86 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 22.66 t per square kilometre | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.54 t per square kilometre | 39.52 t per square kilometre | 66.36 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.77 t per square kilometre | 47.14 t per square kilometre | 61.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.91 t per square kilometre | 22.66 t per square kilometre | 30.76 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0572 t per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium was 22.66 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 66.36 t per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.66 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — 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.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — 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
Printing and writing papers — 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.