Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Asia
Asia: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 18.30 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Asia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Asia stood at 18.30 million t. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 152.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Asia peaked at 18.30 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.68 million t, in 2001.
Asia ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.10 million t | — |
| 1999 | 5.13 million t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.34 million t | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 3.68 million t | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 4.21 million t | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 4.50 million t | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4.12 million t | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 4.27 million t | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 4.62 million t | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 5.11 million t | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 4.32 million t | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 4.20 million t | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 4.64 million t | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 4.88 million t | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.01 million t | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.35 million t | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 7.26 million t | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 7.46 million t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.19 million t | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 9.41 million t | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 10.52 million t | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 11.40 million t | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 13.82 million t | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 14.70 million t | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 15.22 million t | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 17.09 million t | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 18.30 million t | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.12 million t | 5.10 million t | 5.13 million t | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.34 million t | 3.68 million t | 5.11 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 million t | 4.64 million t | 11.40 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.83 million t | 13.82 million t | 18.30 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Asia?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Asia was 18.30 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.30 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 million t in 2001.
- How does Asia rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
- Asia ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en