Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Malta
Malta: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 172 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Malta, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Malta stood at 172 t. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 537.0% on the previous year and up 8,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Malta peaked at 172 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2003.
Malta ranks 142nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 t | — |
| 2004 | 10 t | +900.0% |
| 2005 | 2 t | -80.0% |
| 2006 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 t | +250.0% |
| 2009 | 16 t | +128.6% |
| 2010 | 27 t | +68.8% |
| 2011 | 7 t | -74.1% |
| 2012 | 10 t | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 t | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 t | +900.0% |
| 2018 | 49 t | +390.0% |
| 2019 | 12 t | -75.5% |
| 2020 | 6 t | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 24 t | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 13 t | -45.8% |
| 2023 | 27 t | +107.7% |
| 2024 | 172 t | +537.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 172 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,598 t, 0% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 172 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,497 t, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +900.0% | 1 t | 10 t |
| 2017 | +900.0% | 1 t | 10 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.71 t | 1 t | 16 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.9 t | 1 t | 49 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4 t | 6 t | 172 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 139 Guyana 202 t compare
- 140 Azerbaijan 193 t compare
- 141 Iceland 189 t compare
- 143 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 171 t compare
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 167 t compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 166 t compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Malta?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Malta was 172 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 172 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
- Malta ranks 142nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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