Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 16,448 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Eswatini, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Eswatini stood at 16,448 t.
That represents a change of up 8,002.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Eswatini peaked at 18,570 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 203 t, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 134th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17,459 t | — |
| 2011 | 13,572 t | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 18,570 t | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 17,778 t | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 17,778 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17,778 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17,778 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17,778 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17,778 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,970 t | -77.7% |
| 2020 | 4,795 t | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 2,414 t | -49.7% |
| 2022 | 13,126 t | +443.7% |
| 2023 | 203 t | -98.5% |
| 2024 | 16,448 t | +8002.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 16,448 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,395 t, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 16,448 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,607 t, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +8002.5% | 203 t | 16,448 t |
| 2022 | +443.7% | 2,414 t | 13,126 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,024 t | 3,970 t | 18,570 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,397 t | 203 t | 16,448 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Eswatini?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Eswatini was 16,448 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18,570 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 203 t in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Eswatini ranks 134th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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