Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value in Malawi
Malawi: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value was 35 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value in Malawi, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 35 1000 USD for packaging paper and paperboard — export value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.1% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export value in Malawi peaked at 429 1000 USD in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 1000 USD, in 1999.
That places Malawi 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 429 1000 USD | — |
| 1999 | 8 1000 USD | -98.1% |
| 2000 | 8 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 1000 USD | +1125.0% |
| 2003 | 22 1000 USD | -77.6% |
| 2004 | 24 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 24 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60 1000 USD | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 159 1000 USD | +165.0% |
| 2008 | 168 1000 USD | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 144 1000 USD | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 144 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 126 1000 USD | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 50 1000 USD | -60.3% |
| 2013 | 77 1000 USD | +54.0% |
| 2014 | 67 1000 USD | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 84 1000 USD | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 245 1000 USD | +166.3% |
| 2019 | 41 1000 USD | -83.3% |
| 2020 | 185 1000 USD | +351.2% |
| 2021 | 193 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 185 1000 USD | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 185 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 1000 USD | -81.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 35 1000 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 62.5 1000 USD, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 35 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.5 1000 USD, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1125.0% | 8 1000 USD | 98 1000 USD |
| 2020 | +351.2% | 41 1000 USD | 185 1000 USD |
| 2007 | +165.0% | 60 1000 USD | 159 1000 USD |
| 2018 | +166.3% | 92 1000 USD | 245 1000 USD |
| 2006 | +150.0% | 24 1000 USD | 60 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.5 1000 USD | 8 1000 USD | 429 1000 USD | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.5 1000 USD | 8 1000 USD | 168 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 101 1000 USD | 41 1000 USD | 245 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.6 1000 USD | 35 1000 USD | 193 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — export value in Malawi?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export value in Malawi was 35 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — export value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 429 1000 USD in 1998.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 1000 USD in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export value?
- Malawi ranks 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value. 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