Wood charcoal — Import value in Belgium
Belgium: Wood charcoal — Import value was 15,520 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Import value in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 15,520 1000 USD for wood charcoal — import value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import value in Belgium peaked at 40,763 1000 USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,997 1000 USD, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 31st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Import value in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,981 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 6,997 1000 USD | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 9,400 1000 USD | +34.3% |
| 2003 | 22,081 1000 USD | +134.9% |
| 2004 | 22,467 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 21,793 1000 USD | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 23,178 1000 USD | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 31,543 1000 USD | +36.1% |
| 2008 | 35,031 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 40,763 1000 USD | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 31,162 1000 USD | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 37,528 1000 USD | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 22,889 1000 USD | -39.0% |
| 2013 | 31,263 1000 USD | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 28,168 1000 USD | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 29,645 1000 USD | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 33,595 1000 USD | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 37,625 1000 USD | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 37,002 1000 USD | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 28,004 1000 USD | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 29,787 1000 USD | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 30,379 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 21,158 1000 USD | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 19,274 1000 USD | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 15,520 1000 USD | -19.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15,520 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,977 1000 USD, 5.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15,520 1000 USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,894 1000 USD, 5.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +134.9% | 9,400 1000 USD | 22,081 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,123 1000 USD | 6,997 1000 USD | 40,763 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,688 1000 USD | 22,889 1000 USD | 37,625 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,224 1000 USD | 15,520 1000 USD | 30,379 1000 USD | 5 |
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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 wood charcoal — import value in Belgium?
- Wood charcoal — import value in Belgium was 15,520 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 40,763 1000 USD in 2009.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,997 1000 USD in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for wood charcoal — import value?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import value rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood charcoal — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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