Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 393,855 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Southern Africa, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 393,855 t for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 36.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Southern Africa peaked at 601,107 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 252,256 t, in 2022.
Southern Africa ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 327,000 t | — |
| 1999 | 391,000 t | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 391,008 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 541,900 t | +38.6% |
| 2002 | 394,716 t | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 601,107 t | +52.3% |
| 2004 | 586,661 t | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 573,403 t | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 381,740 t | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 414,303 t | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 398,019 t | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 375,073 t | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 362,914 t | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 327,361 t | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 353,376 t | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 309,269 t | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 331,691 t | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 395,841 t | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 420,116 t | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 377,072 t | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 352,548 t | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 299,016 t | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 398,766 t | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 291,577 t | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 252,256 t | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 289,354 t | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 393,855 t | +36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 359,000 t | 327,000 t | 391,000 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 465,793 t | 375,073 t | 601,107 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,920 t | 299,016 t | 420,116 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 325,162 t | 252,256 t | 398,766 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Southern Africa?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Southern Africa was 393,855 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 601,107 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,256 t in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
- Southern Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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