Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 26 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 26 t per square kilometre for wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 42.07 t per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.48 t per square kilometre, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 3rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.26 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 37.64 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 35.49 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 30.97 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 32.66 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 35.31 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 42.07 t per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 38.23 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 32.85 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 25.77 t per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 27.62 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 21.11 t per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 24.89 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 31.18 t per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 32.32 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 28.55 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 30.89 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 31.97 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 33.32 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.01 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 21.12 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 18.48 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 25.43 t per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2023 | 26 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5531 t per square kilometre, 47.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5292 t per square kilometre, 49.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.73 t per square kilometre | 25.77 t per square kilometre | 42.07 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.79 t per square kilometre | 21.11 t per square kilometre | 33.32 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.76 t per square kilometre | 18.48 t per square kilometre | 26 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in Belgium was 26 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42.07 t per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.48 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood pulp — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood pulp — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood pulp — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood pulp — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.