Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 25.35 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 25.35 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 41.06 t per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.53 t per square kilometre, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 3rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.74 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 36.74 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 34.29 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 29.74 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 31.6 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 34.19 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 41.06 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 36.31 t per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 30.06 t per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 24.16 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 26.66 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 19.5 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 22.26 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 28.99 t per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 30.37 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 28.1 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 29.88 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 29.88 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.16 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 23.75 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 19.92 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 16.53 t per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 24.22 t per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2023 | 25.35 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.39 t per square kilometre | 24.16 t per square kilometre | 41.06 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.06 t per square kilometre | 19.5 t per square kilometre | 31.16 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.51 t per square kilometre | 16.53 t per square kilometre | 25.35 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium was 25.35 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 41.06 t per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulp for paper — 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.
Pulp for paper — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulp for paper — 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
Pulp for paper — 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.