Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 1,866 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Bhutan is 1,866 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Bhutan peaked at 2,272 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 2001.
Bhutan ranks 167th of 237 countries on this measure, 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 — Import quantity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 124 t | — |
| 2001 | 100 t | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 103 t | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 192 t | +86.4% |
| 2004 | 354 t | +84.4% |
| 2005 | 354 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 194 t | -45.2% |
| 2007 | 484 t | +149.5% |
| 2008 | 484 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 484 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,079 t | +329.5% |
| 2011 | 753 t | -63.8% |
| 2012 | 844 t | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 844 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,126 t | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 1,098 t | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,527 t | +39.1% |
| 2017 | 1,776 t | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 2,272 t | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 2,090 t | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 1,217 t | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 1,127 t | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1,169 t | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1,582 t | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 1,866 t | +18.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1,866 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,395 t, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1,866 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 129,214 t, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +329.5% | 484 t | 2,079 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 287.3 t | 100 t | 484 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,441 t | 753 t | 2,272 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,392 t | 1,127 t | 1,866 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % 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 -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Bhutan?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Bhutan was 1,866 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,272 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Bhutan ranks 167th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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