Wood residues — Export quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Wood residues — Export quantity was 314,554 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood residues — 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 residues — export quantity in Belgium is 314,554 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — export quantity in Belgium peaked at 964,970 m3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 153,442 m3, in 2018.
That places Belgium 6th out of 180 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 residues — Export quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 539,000 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 664,830 m3 | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 703,951 m3 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 488,846 m3 | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 669,541 m3 | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 940,000 m3 | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 724,000 m3 | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 815,785 m3 | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 964,970 m3 | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 579,357 m3 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 700,467 m3 | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 867,988 m3 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 650,000 m3 | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 639,300 m3 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 639,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 317,468 m3 | -50.3% |
| 2016 | 342,406 m3 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 168,860 m3 | -50.7% |
| 2018 | 153,442 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 432,334 m3 | +181.8% |
| 2020 | 329,250 m3 | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 333,000 m3 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 333,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 348,479 m3 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 314,554 m3 | -9.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 314,554 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,524 m3, 36.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 314,554 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,688 m3, 26.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 709,028 m3 | 488,846 m3 | 964,970 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 491,156 m3 | 153,442 m3 | 867,988 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 331,657 m3 | 314,554 m3 | 348,479 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Norway 772,912 m3 compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 572,000 m3
- 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 322,054 m3 compare
- 7 USSR 300,000 m3
- 8 Austria 280,853 m3 compare
- 9 Czechia 249,000 m3 compare
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 residues — export quantity in Belgium?
- Wood residues — export quantity in Belgium was 314,554 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 964,970 m3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,442 m3 in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for wood residues — export quantity?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — export quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. 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 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