Wood residues — Production in Belgium
Belgium: Wood residues — Production was 281,660 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood residues — Production in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood residues — production in Belgium is 281,660 m3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — production in Belgium peaked at 642,000 m3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 281,660 m3, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 47th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Wood residues — Production in Belgium, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 525,000 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 475,000 m3 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 550,000 m3 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 600,000 m3 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 621,000 m3 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 633,000 m3 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 642,000 m3 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 600,000 m3 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 500,000 m3 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 425,000 m3 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 494,311 m3 | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 538,940 m3 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 538,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 538,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 538,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 538,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 538,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 538,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 538,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 478,940 m3 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 478,940 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 301,759 m3 | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 281,660 m3 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 281,660 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 281,660 m3 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 281,660 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 555,000 m3, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 281,660 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 230,000 m3, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -37.0% | 478,940 m3 | 301,759 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 557,100 m3 | 425,000 m3 | 642,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 528,477 m3 | 478,940 m3 | 538,940 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 325,136 m3 | 281,660 m3 | 478,940 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 — production in Belgium?
- Wood residues — production in Belgium was 281,660 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — production recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 642,000 m3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood residues — production recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,660 m3 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for wood residues — production?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — production rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. 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 residues — Production. 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