Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 429,334 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
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 Costa Rica is 429,334 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 429,334 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 122,934 t, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 37th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 248,750 t | 214,000 t | 283,500 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 265,376 t | 122,934 t | 405,590 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,862 t | 264,123 t | 403,827 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,804 t | 385,951 t | 429,334 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 110,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 281,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 971 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 221 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 21,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 37,676 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 353,976 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 429,657 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Costa Rica?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Costa Rica was 429,334 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 429,334 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,934 t in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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