Cartonboard — Production in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Cartonboard — Production was 20.86 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cartonboard — Production in Eastern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cartonboard — production in Eastern Asia is 20.86 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cartonboard — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 20.86 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.04 million t, in 1998.
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Cartonboard — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.04 million t | — |
| 1999 | 4.22 million t | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 7.04 million t | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 7.05 million t | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.69 million t | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 9.60 million t | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 10.78 million t | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 11.90 million t | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 13.35 million t | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 14.46 million t | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 15.01 million t | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 15.14 million t | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.24 million t | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 17.22 million t | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 17.70 million t | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 17.46 million t | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 17.78 million t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.87 million t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.94 million t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.12 million t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.26 million t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 17.96 million t | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.40 million t | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.97 million t | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 19.59 million t | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 20.23 million t | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 20.86 million t | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cartonboard — Production in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +66.7% | 4.22 million t | 7.04 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.13 million t | 4.04 million t | 4.22 million t | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.30 million t | 7.04 million t | 15.14 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.55 million t | 16.24 million t | 18.12 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.61 million t | 18.40 million t | 20.86 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cartonboard — production in Eastern Asia?
- Cartonboard — production in Eastern Asia was 20.86 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cartonboard — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.86 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cartonboard — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 million t in 1998.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for cartonboard — production?
- Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cartonboard — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cartonboard — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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