Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in China

China: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 5.98 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.98 million t
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
3rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
5.98 million t
in 2024
All-time low
1.71 million t
in 2001
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in China, 1998–2024

2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1998201120241998: 2.5M t1999: 2.2M t2000: 2.1M t2001: 1.7M t2002: 1.9M t2003: 2.1M t2004: 1.8M t2005: 2.0M t2006: 2.0M t2007: 2.7M t2008: 1.9M t2009: 1.9M t2010: 2.1M t2011: 2.5M t2012: 2.4M t2013: 3.0M t2014: 3.5M t2015: 3.4M t2016: 4.0M t2017: 4.0M t2018: 3.8M t2019: 4.1M t2020: 3.9M t2021: 3.7M t2022: 5.2M t2023: 5.3M t2024: 6.0M t

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

Analysis

In 2024, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in China stood at 5.98 million t. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in China peaked at 5.98 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million t, in 2001.

That places China 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.36 million t 2.24 million t 2.48 million t 2
2000s 2.02 million t 1.71 million t 2.68 million t 10
2010s 3.27 million t 2.06 million t 4.06 million t 10
2020s 4.84 million t 3.68 million t 5.98 million t 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 Germany 8.33 million t compare
  2. 2 Sweden 6.30 million t compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 4.69 million t compare
  4. 5 Finland 3.97 million t compare
  5. 6 Malaysia 2.71 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in China?
Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in China was 5.98 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 5.98 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million t in 2001.
How does China rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
China ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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

Indicator
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 5,452 data points, 1998–2024
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