Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Central America
Central America: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 274,747 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Central America, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Central America recorded 274,747 t for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 52.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Central America peaked at 364,437 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44,017 t, in 2001.
Central America ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45,779 t | — |
| 1999 | 132,362 t | +189.1% |
| 2000 | 62,773 t | -52.6% |
| 2001 | 44,017 t | -29.9% |
| 2002 | 65,004 t | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 91,650 t | +41.0% |
| 2004 | 157,887 t | +72.3% |
| 2005 | 185,791 t | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 208,073 t | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 266,583 t | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 353,366 t | +32.6% |
| 2009 | 187,446 t | -47.0% |
| 2010 | 157,449 t | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 153,195 t | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 194,905 t | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 251,544 t | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 259,923 t | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 276,869 t | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 313,928 t | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 325,681 t | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 319,080 t | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 209,857 t | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 298,523 t | +42.3% |
| 2021 | 364,437 t | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 293,338 t | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 179,729 t | -38.7% |
| 2024 | 274,747 t | +52.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89,070 t | 45,779 t | 132,362 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 162,259 t | 44,017 t | 353,366 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,243 t | 153,195 t | 325,681 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 282,155 t | 179,729 t | 364,437 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 20 Indonesia 1.32 million t compare
- 21 China, Taiwan Province of 1.29 million t compare
- 22 Japan 1.23 million t compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 1.21 million t compare
- 24 India 1.01 million t compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 981,284 t compare
- 25 Laos 981,284 t compare
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 24,240 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 4.46 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Central America?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Central America was 274,747 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 364,437 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,017 t in 2001.
- How does Central America rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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