Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Benin
Benin: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 3,209 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3,209 t for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 92.2% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Benin peaked at 3,971 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 520 t, in 2000.
Benin ranks 161st of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 520 t | — |
| 2001 | 1,000 t | +92.3% |
| 2002 | 1,531 t | +53.1% |
| 2003 | 961 t | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 1,086 t | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 1,086 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,272 t | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 1,402 t | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1,332 t | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,624 t | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 1,596 t | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,495 t | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,955 t | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 1,955 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,668 t | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 1,724 t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,787 t | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,305 t | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 1,694 t | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 3,971 t | +134.4% |
| 2020 | 1,579 t | -60.2% |
| 2021 | 1,600 t | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,605 t | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,670 t | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 3,209 t | +92.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3,209 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,395 t, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3,209 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,607 t, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +134.4% | 1,694 t | 3,971 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,181 t | 520 t | 1,624 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,915 t | 1,305 t | 3,971 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,933 t | 1,579 t | 3,209 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Benin?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Benin was 3,209 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3,971 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 520 t in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Benin ranks 161st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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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