Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Australia
Australia: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 649,122 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Australia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 649,122 t for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Australia peaked at 731,067 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 319,000 t, in 1999.
Australia ranks 31st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 360,000 t | — |
| 1999 | 319,000 t | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 375,000 t | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 417,000 t | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 351,000 t | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 548,000 t | +56.1% |
| 2004 | 592,000 t | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 545,000 t | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 584,000 t | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 504,100 t | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 533,000 t | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 564,000 t | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 402,425 t | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 450,020 t | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 478,163 t | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 691,831 t | +44.7% |
| 2014 | 731,067 t | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 710,871 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 696,334 t | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 708,680 t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 640,324 t | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 665,496 t | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 729,123 t | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 672,521 t | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 613,825 t | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 703,831 t | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 649,122 t | -7.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 649,122 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,598 t, 7.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 649,122 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 350.5 t, 1852.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 339,500 t | 319,000 t | 360,000 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 501,310 t | 351,000 t | 592,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 617,521 t | 402,425 t | 731,067 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 673,684 t | 613,825 t | 729,123 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Australia?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Australia was 649,122 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 731,067 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,000 t in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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About this data
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