Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 327,360 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood chips and particles — export quantity in Belgium is 327,360 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and up 214.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Belgium peaked at 532,202 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 104,129 m3, in 2014.
That places Belgium 24th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 214,000 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 188,570 m3 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 270,624 m3 | +43.5% |
| 2003 | 283,080 m3 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 341,606 m3 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 399,000 m3 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 321,000 m3 | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 335,471 m3 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 503,830 m3 | +50.2% |
| 2009 | 280,967 m3 | -44.2% |
| 2010 | 254,502 m3 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 160,249 m3 | -37.0% |
| 2012 | 140,340 m3 | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 175,330 m3 | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 104,129 m3 | -40.6% |
| 2015 | 186,605 m3 | +79.2% |
| 2016 | 278,875 m3 | +49.4% |
| 2017 | 293,085 m3 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 386,677 m3 | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 231,589 m3 | -40.1% |
| 2020 | 378,512 m3 | +63.4% |
| 2021 | 356,085 m3 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 532,202 m3 | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 445,023 m3 | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 327,360 m3 | -26.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 327,360 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,918 m3, 3.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 327,360 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70,329 m3, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 313,815 m3 | 188,570 m3 | 503,830 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,138 m3 | 104,129 m3 | 386,677 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 407,836 m3 | 327,360 m3 | 532,202 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 21 France 357,177 m3 compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 343,000 m3 compare
- 22 United Kingdom 343,000 m3 compare
- 25 Croatia 289,470 m3 compare
- 26 Slovakia 281,766 m3 compare
- 27 Belgium-Luxembourg 268,000 m3
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 chips and particles — export quantity in Belgium?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Belgium was 327,360 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 532,202 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,129 m3 in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.4%. 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 chips and particles — Export quantity. 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