Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity was 1.89 million m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Belgium stood at 1.89 million m3.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 4.20 million m3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 931,895 m3, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 8th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.51 million m3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.82 million m3 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 1.89 million m3 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million m3 | -34.6% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million m3 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million m3 | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million m3 | -45.4% |
| 2007 | 3.18 million m3 | +208.5% |
| 2008 | 3.38 million m3 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 4.20 million m3 | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 3.49 million m3 | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million m3 | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million m3 | +35.4% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million m3 | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million m3 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million m3 | -44.2% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million m3 | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 974,955 m3 | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 931,895 m3 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million m3 | +53.9% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million m3 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.74 million m3 | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 1.99 million m3 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million m3 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 1.89 million m3 | +5.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.89 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,394 m3, 430.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.89 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35,910 m3, 52.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +208.5% | 1.03 million m3 | 3.18 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.15 million m3 | 1.03 million m3 | 4.20 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million m3 | 931,895 m3 | 3.49 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 million m3 | 1.44 million m3 | 1.99 million 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 — import quantity in Belgium?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Belgium was 1.89 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million m3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 931,895 m3 in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 — Import 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