Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 45.55 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 45.55 m3 per square kilometre for sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 120.64 m3 per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.55 m3 per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.29 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 65.16 m3 per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 68.04 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 70.17 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 74.15 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 81.33 m3 per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 72.96 m3 per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 94.33 m3 per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 87.06 m3 per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 66.18 m3 per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 69.48 m3 per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 74.01 m3 per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 72.07 m3 per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 67.06 m3 per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 66.53 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.35 m3 per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 84.5 m3 per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2017 | 91.3 m3 per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 96.29 m3 per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 112.89 m3 per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 112.31 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 120.64 m3 per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 71.62 m3 per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 45.55 m3 per square kilometre | -36.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 45.55 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.53 m3 per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 45.55 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.77 m3 per square kilometre, 12.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.27 m3 per square kilometre | 65.16 m3 per square kilometre | 94.33 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.95 m3 per square kilometre | 55.35 m3 per square kilometre | 112.89 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.53 m3 per square kilometre | 45.55 m3 per square kilometre | 120.64 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Barbados 63.2 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 9 Aruba 52.34 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 10 Luxembourg 50.31 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malta 42.91 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 13 Curacao 42.61 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 38.78 m3 per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium was 45.55 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 120.64 m3 per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.55 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sawnwood — 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.
Sawnwood — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sawnwood — 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
Sawnwood — 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.