Cartonboard — Import quantity in World

World: Cartonboard — Import quantity was 20.04 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.04 million t
Change on year
up 14.7%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
20.07 million t
in 2022
All-time low
8.09 million t
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Cartonboard — Import quantity in World, 1998–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998201120241998: 8.1M t1999: 8.9M t2000: 10.1M t2001: 9.9M t2002: 9.7M t2003: 11.0M t2004: 12.3M t2005: 11.3M t2006: 13.1M t2007: 15.6M t2008: 13.4M t2009: 12.6M t2010: 14.0M t2011: 14.6M t2012: 15.1M t2013: 15.7M t2014: 16.7M t2015: 16.7M t2016: 18.1M t2017: 18.0M t2018: 18.2M t2019: 18.0M t2020: 18.5M t2021: 19.4M t2022: 20.1M t2023: 17.5M t2024: 20.0M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cartonboard — import quantity in World is 20.04 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cartonboard — import quantity in World peaked at 20.07 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.09 million t, in 1998.

World ranks 1st of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Cartonboard — Import quantity in World, year by year

Annual values for Cartonboard — Import quantity in World, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 8.09 million t —
1999 8.90 million t +10.0%
2000 10.14 million t +14.0%
2001 9.92 million t -2.2%
2002 9.73 million t -2.0%
2003 11.04 million t +13.5%
2004 12.27 million t +11.2%
2005 11.31 million t -7.9%
2006 13.10 million t +15.9%
2007 15.63 million t +19.3%
2008 13.44 million t -14.0%
2009 12.63 million t -6.0%
2010 14.04 million t +11.1%
2011 14.62 million t +4.1%
2012 15.08 million t +3.1%
2013 15.70 million t +4.1%
2014 16.69 million t +6.3%
2015 16.72 million t +0.2%
2016 18.14 million t +8.5%
2017 17.95 million t -1.0%
2018 18.19 million t +1.3%
2019 18.03 million t -0.9%
2020 18.52 million t +2.7%
2021 19.40 million t +4.7%
2022 20.07 million t +3.5%
2023 17.47 million t -12.9%
2024 20.04 million t +14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.49 million t 8.09 million t 8.90 million t 2
2000s 11.92 million t 9.73 million t 15.63 million t 10
2010s 16.51 million t 14.04 million t 18.19 million t 10
2020s 19.10 million t 17.47 million t 20.07 million t 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Germany 1.56 million t compare
  2. 2 United States 1.40 million t compare
  3. 3 Viet Nam 957,563 t compare
  4. 3 Vietnam 957,563 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cartonboard — import quantity in World?
Cartonboard — import quantity in World was 20.04 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cartonboard — import quantity recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 20.07 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest cartonboard — import quantity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 8.09 million t in 1998.
How does World rank for cartonboard — import quantity?
World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cartonboard — import quantity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cartonboard — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cartonboard — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 6,129 data points, 1998–2024
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