Cigarettes — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 12,440 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Belgium, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cigarettes — import quantity in Belgium is 12,440 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 13,615 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,160 t, in 2016.
That places Belgium 21st out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,615 t | — |
| 2011 | 12,353 t | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 12,896 t | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 11,617 t | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 8,521 t | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 9,014 t | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 5,160 t | -42.8% |
| 2017 | 13,300 t | +157.8% |
| 2018 | 11,647 t | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 12,029 t | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 11,299 t | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 12,981 t | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 13,428 t | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 12,440 t | -7.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12,440 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,528 t, 3.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12,440 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,541 t, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cigarettes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +157.8% | 5,160 t | 13,300 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,015 t | 5,160 t | 13,615 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,537 t | 11,299 t | 13,428 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.82 t compare
- 18 Thailand 15,019 t compare
- 18 Caribbean 30,617 t compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 14,227 t compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 6.32 t compare
- 20 China, mainland 12,760 t compare
- 22 Colombia 12,361 t compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 12,070 t compare
- 24 Austria 10,999 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in Belgium?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Belgium was 12,440 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13,615 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,160 t in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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