Case materials — Import quantity in Northern America

Northern America: Case materials — Import quantity was 2.38 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.38 million t
Change on year
up 10.5%
Rank
11th
of 31 groups
All-time high
2.38 million t
in 2024
All-time low
890,188 t
in 2011
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Case materials — Import quantity in Northern America, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998201120241998: 1.3M t1999: 1.6M t2000: 1.7M t2001: 1.9M t2002: 1.8M t2003: 1.6M t2004: 1.6M t2005: 1.7M t2006: 1.8M t2007: 1.1M t2008: 1.5M t2009: 1.4M t2010: 1.2M t2011: 890.2k t2012: 1.3M t2013: 1.5M t2014: 1.8M t2015: 1.8M t2016: 1.9M t2017: 2.0M t2018: 2.1M t2019: 2.0M t2020: 2.0M t2021: 2.2M t2022: 2.1M t2023: 2.2M t2024: 2.4M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for case materials — import quantity in Northern America is 2.38 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, case materials — import quantity in Northern America peaked at 2.38 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 890,188 t, in 2011.

That places Northern America 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.46 million t 1.32 million t 1.59 million t 2
2000s 1.60 million t 1.09 million t 1.88 million t 10
2010s 1.64 million t 890,188 t 2.10 million t 10
2020s 2.18 million t 2.02 million t 2.38 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 8 France 1.22 million t compare
  2. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.14 million t compare
  3. 10 Spain 1.02 million t compare
  4. 11 Canada 980,429 t compare
  5. 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 795,093 t compare
  6. 13 Czechia 701,000 t compare
  7. 14 Philippines 569,016 t compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is case materials — import quantity in Northern America?
Case materials — import quantity in Northern America was 2.38 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest case materials — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest case materials — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 890,188 t in 2011.
How does Northern America rank for case materials — import quantity?
Northern America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is case materials — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Case materials — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Case materials — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 5,793 data points, 1998–2024
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