Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Western Europe
Western Europe: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 16.55 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Western Europe, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Western Europe stood at 16.55 million t.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Western Europe peaked at 17.21 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.02 million t, in 1999.
That places Western Europe 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.26 million t | — |
| 1999 | 7.02 million t | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 7.83 million t | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 7.26 million t | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 8.12 million t | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 8.83 million t | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 9.82 million t | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 10.53 million t | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 8.23 million t | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 11.82 million t | +43.7% |
| 2008 | 11.12 million t | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 10.84 million t | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 11.95 million t | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 11.58 million t | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.99 million t | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.37 million t | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 13.13 million t | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 13.47 million t | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.69 million t | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.26 million t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 15.04 million t | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.87 million t | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 16.45 million t | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.21 million t | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 16.54 million t | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 15.81 million t | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 16.55 million t | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.14 million t | 7.02 million t | 7.26 million t | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.44 million t | 7.26 million t | 11.82 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.33 million t | 11.58 million t | 15.87 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.51 million t | 15.81 million t | 17.21 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Western Europe?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in Western Europe was 16.55 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.21 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.02 million t in 1999.
- How does Western Europe rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
- Western Europe ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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