Wood residues — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Wood residues — Import quantity was 1.13 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.13 million m3 for wood residues — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 3.73 million m3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 823,656 m3, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 2nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood residues — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 955,000 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.21 million m3 | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 1.38 million m3 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 908,772 m3 | -34.3% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million m3 | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million m3 | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 936,000 m3 | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 2.98 million m3 | +218.6% |
| 2008 | 3.04 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.73 million m3 | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 3.29 million m3 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 2.14 million m3 | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 2.90 million m3 | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million m3 | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 986,370 m3 | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million m3 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 906,152 m3 | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 847,559 m3 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million m3 | +37.8% |
| 2020 | 844,500 m3 | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 974,250 m3 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 974,250 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 823,656 m3 | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 1.13 million m3 | +37.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.13 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,776 m3, 638.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.13 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,286 m3, 180.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 million m3 | 908,772 m3 | 3.73 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million m3 | 847,559 m3 | 3.29 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 950,057 m3 | 823,656 m3 | 1.13 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 residues — import quantity in Belgium?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Belgium was 1.13 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 million m3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 823,656 m3 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — 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