Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity was 641,914 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 641,914 m3 for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Belgium peaked at 1.47 million m3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 461,945 m3, in 2017.
That places Belgium 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 753,000 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 853,400 m3 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 974,575 m3 | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 771,926 m3 | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million m3 | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million m3 | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million m3 | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million m3 | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.47 million m3 | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 860,324 m3 | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 954,969 m3 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million m3 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 790,340 m3 | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 814,630 m3 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 743,429 m3 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 504,073 m3 | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 621,281 m3 | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 461,945 m3 | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 540,119 m3 | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 663,923 m3 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 707,762 m3 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 689,085 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 865,202 m3 | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 793,502 m3 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 641,914 m3 | -19.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 641,914 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 101,952 m3, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 641,914 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92,377 m3, 6.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 million m3 | 753,000 m3 | 1.47 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 712,295 m3 | 461,945 m3 | 1.03 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 739,493 m3 | 641,914 m3 | 865,202 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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, particles and residues — export quantity in Belgium?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Belgium was 641,914 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million m3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 461,945 m3 in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Wood chips, particles and residues — 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