Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value was 291 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value in Sierra Leone, 1999–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 291 1000 USD for packaging paper and paperboard — export value in 2024.
The figure is up 125.6% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — export value in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,329 1000 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15 1000 USD, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 131st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 value in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15 1000 USD | — |
| 2000 | 31 1000 USD | +106.7% |
| 2001 | 31 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72 1000 USD | +132.3% |
| 2004 | 110 1000 USD | +52.8% |
| 2005 | 110 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 284 1000 USD | +158.2% |
| 2007 | 304 1000 USD | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 546 1000 USD | +79.6% |
| 2009 | 560 1000 USD | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 262 1000 USD | -53.2% |
| 2011 | 97 1000 USD | -63.0% |
| 2012 | 83 1000 USD | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 801 1000 USD | +865.1% |
| 2014 | 1,329 1000 USD | +65.9% |
| 2015 | 1,118 1000 USD | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 1,015 1000 USD | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 593 1000 USD | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 518 1000 USD | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 671 1000 USD | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 157 1000 USD | -76.6% |
| 2021 | 122 1000 USD | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 326 1000 USD | +167.2% |
| 2023 | 129 1000 USD | -60.4% |
| 2024 | 291 1000 USD | +125.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 291 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 62.5 1000 USD, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 291 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.5 1000 USD, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +865.1% | 83 1000 USD | 801 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 1000 USD | 15 1000 USD | 15 1000 USD | 1 |
| 2000s | 207.9 1000 USD | 31 1000 USD | 560 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 648.7 1000 USD | 83 1000 USD | 1,329 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 205 1000 USD | 122 1000 USD | 326 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % 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 value in Sierra Leone?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — export value in Sierra Leone was 291 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,329 1000 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — export value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 1000 USD in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for packaging paper and paperboard — export value?
- Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — export value rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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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