Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Africa

Africa: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 3.78 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.78 million t
Change on year
up 15.5%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3.78 million t
in 2024
All-time low
655,123 t
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Africa, 1998–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998201120241998: 736.6k t1999: 1.1M t2000: 655.1k t2001: 782.9k t2002: 824.3k t2003: 1.3M t2004: 1.4M t2005: 1.5M t2006: 1.4M t2007: 1.7M t2008: 1.7M t2009: 1.7M t2010: 1.9M t2011: 2.2M t2012: 2.0M t2013: 2.3M t2014: 2.5M t2015: 2.7M t2016: 2.7M t2017: 2.8M t2018: 2.9M t2019: 3.3M t2020: 3.5M t2021: 3.1M t2022: 3.5M t2023: 3.3M t2024: 3.8M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Africa stood at 3.78 million t. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Africa peaked at 3.78 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 655,123 t, in 2000.

That places Africa 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 931,660 t 736,610 t 1.13 million t 2
2000s 1.30 million t 655,123 t 1.74 million t 10
2010s 2.52 million t 1.87 million t 3.26 million t 10
2020s 3.43 million t 3.05 million t 3.78 million t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 12 Viet Nam 1.63 million t compare
  2. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.60 million t compare
  3. 14 Türkiye 1.50 million t compare
  4. 15 India 1.28 million t compare
  5. 16 Czechia 1.09 million t compare
  6. 17 Saudi Arabia 959,602 t compare
  7. 18 Philippines 898,991 t compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Africa?
Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Africa was 3.78 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.78 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 655,123 t in 2000.
How does Africa rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Africa ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 5,960 data points, 1998–2024
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