Total fibre furnish — Production in Belgium
Belgium: Total fibre furnish — Production was 1.70 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fibre furnish — Production in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.70 million t for total fibre furnish — production in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — production in Belgium peaked at 2.67 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million t, in 2008.
That places Belgium 36th out of 172 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.
Total fibre furnish — Production in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.93 million t | — |
| 2001 | 1.97 million t | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million t | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 2.34 million t | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 2.67 million t | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 2.65 million t | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.66 million t | -37.4% |
| 2007 | 1.52 million t | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.47 million t | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million t | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million t | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million t | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million t | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.59 million t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million t | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million t | +39.6% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million t | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.01 million t | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 2.01 million t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million t | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 1.70 million t | -5.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.70 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 500,000 t, 3.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.70 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 412,274 t, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fibre furnish — Production in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +39.6% | 1.61 million t | 2.25 million t |
| 2006 | -37.4% | 2.65 million t | 1.66 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.00 million t | 1.47 million t | 2.67 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million t | 1.59 million t | 2.25 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million t | 1.70 million t | 2.17 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 33 South Africa 2.03 million t compare
- 34 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.93 million t
- 35 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.77 million t compare
- 37 Argentina 1.66 million t compare
- 38 Czechia 1.61 million t compare
- 39 Norway 1.42 million t 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — production in Belgium?
- Total fibre furnish — production in Belgium was 1.70 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — production recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — production recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million t in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for total fibre furnish — production?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — production rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Total fibre furnish — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en