Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity in United States

United States: Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity was 225,868 t in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
225,868 t
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
1st
of 185 countries
All-time high
436,000 t
in 1979
All-time low
149,559 t
in 2009
Years of data
49
1968–2016

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity in United States, 1968–2016

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

Analysis

United States recorded 225,868 t for chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity in 2016.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity in United States peaked at 436,000 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 149,559 t, in 2009.

United States ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity in United States, year by year

Annual values for Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity in United States, 1968 to 2016.
Year t Change
1968 415,400 t
1969 426,600 t +2.7%
1970 353,900 t -17.0%
1971 279,500 t -21.0%
1972 293,400 t +5.0%
1973 322,400 t +9.9%
1974 409,000 t +26.9%
1975 271,200 t -33.7%
1976 327,000 t +20.6%
1977 411,500 t +25.8%
1978 378,300 t -8.1%
1979 436,000 t +15.3%
1980 288,000 t -33.9%
1981 319,600 t +11.0%
1982 254,100 t -20.5%
1983 230,900 t -9.1%
1984 358,800 t +55.4%
1985 284,500 t -20.7%
1986 318,000 t +11.8%
1987 319,800 t +0.6%
1988 293,800 t -8.1%
1989 332,300 t +13.1%
1990 263,400 t -20.7%
1991 255,600 t -3.0%
1992 220,302 t -13.8%
1993 260,749 t +18.4%
1994 234,400 t -10.1%
1995 220,000 t -6.1%
1996 241,000 t +9.5%
1997 220,000 t -8.7%
1998 234,000 t +6.4%
1999 248,000 t +6.0%
2000 281,000 t +13.3%
2001 249,932 t -11.1%
2002 244,368 t -2.2%
2003 260,595 t +6.6%
2004 241,379 t -7.4%
2005 256,000 t +6.1%
2006 250,639 t -2.1%
2007 205,069 t -18.2%
2008 222,000 t +8.3%
2009 149,559 t -32.6%
2010 225,304 t +50.6%
2011 217,827 t -3.3%
2012 215,000 t -1.3%
2013 215,269 t +0.1%
2014 226,760 t +5.3%
2015 211,013 t -6.9%
2016 225,868 t +7.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 225,868 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 405 t, 557.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 421,000 t 415,400 t 426,600 t 2
1970s 348,220 t 271,200 t 436,000 t 10
1980s 299,980 t 230,900 t 358,800 t 10
1990s 239,745 t 220,000 t 263,400 t 10
2000s 236,054 t 149,559 t 281,000 t 10
2010s 219,577 t 211,013 t 226,760 t 7

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 USSR 150,000 t compare
  2. 3 Belgium-Luxembourg 88,000 t compare
  3. 4 Germany 77,188 t compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity in United States?
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity in United States was 225,868 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 436,000 t in 1979.
What is the lowest chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 149,559 t in 2009.
How does United States rank for chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity?
United States ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
Is chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — import quantity rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 6,306 data points, 1968–2016
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