Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in World
World: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 71.14 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in World, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in World is 71.14 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in World peaked at 71.14 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.42 million t, in 1998.
That places World 1st out of 29 groups 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.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.42 million t | — |
| 1999 | 34.01 million t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 35.33 million t | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 33.64 million t | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 35.96 million t | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 37.89 million t | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 40.93 million t | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 41.84 million t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.76 million t | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 45.41 million t | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 42.85 million t | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 41.38 million t | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 44.68 million t | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 45.52 million t | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 46.27 million t | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 49.44 million t | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 51.89 million t | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 53.28 million t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.66 million t | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 57.80 million t | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 60.61 million t | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 61.07 million t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.13 million t | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 69.63 million t | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 67.88 million t | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 65.33 million t | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 71.14 million t | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.71 million t | 33.42 million t | 34.01 million t | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.60 million t | 33.64 million t | 45.41 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.52 million t | 44.68 million t | 61.07 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.02 million t | 65.33 million t | 71.14 million t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in World?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity in World was 71.14 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 71.14 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.42 million t in 1998.
- How does World rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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