Printing and writing papers — Production in Belgium

Belgium: Printing and writing papers — Production was 374,000 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
374,000 t
Change on year
down 31.4%
World rank
25th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.24 million t
in 2003
All-time low
374,000 t
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Printing and writing papers — Production in Belgium, 2000–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2000201220242000: 1.1M t2001: 1.0M t2002: 1.1M t2003: 1.2M t2004: 1.1M t2005: 1.1M t2006: 1.1M t2007: 1.1M t2008: 1.1M t2009: 1.2M t2010: 1.2M t2011: 1.2M t2012: 1.1M t2013: 851.0k t2014: 1.1M t2015: 1.2M t2016: 1.2M t2017: 1.1M t2018: 1.1M t2019: 980.0k t2020: 713.0k t2021: 813.0k t2022: 809.0k t2023: 545.0k t2024: 374.0k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 374,000 t for printing and writing papers — production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 31.4% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — production in Belgium peaked at 1.24 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 374,000 t, in 2024.

That places Belgium 25th out of 111 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.12 million t 1.02 million t 1.24 million t 10
2010s 1.10 million t 851,000 t 1.21 million t 10
2020s 650,800 t 374,000 t 813,000 t 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 22 France 513,000 t compare
  2. 23 China, Taiwan Province of 489,000 t compare
  3. 24 Mexico 441,000 t compare
  4. 26 Norway 359,000 t compare
  5. 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 336,000 t compare
  6. 28 Viet Nam 268,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — production in Belgium?
Printing and writing papers — production in Belgium was 374,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 million t in 2003.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 374,000 t in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for printing and writing papers — production?
Belgium ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — production rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. 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 Printing and writing papers — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 6,820 data points, 1961–2024
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