Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 11.26 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 11.26 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 217.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Eastern Asia peaked at 11.94 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.93 million t, in 1999.
Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 | 2.95 million t | 2.93 million t | 2.97 million t | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.96 million t | 3.80 million t | 5.86 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 million t | 3.45 million t | 6.30 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.03 million t | 9.20 million t | 11.94 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Eastern Asia?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Eastern Asia was 11.26 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.94 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million t in 1999.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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