Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Italy

Italy: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 3.43 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.43 million t
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
6th
of 237 countries
All-time high
3.73 million t
in 2022
All-time low
1.64 million t
in 2005
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Italy, 1998–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998201120241998: 1.8M t1999: 1.9M t2000: 2.1M t2001: 2.0M t2002: 2.2M t2003: 2.2M t2004: 2.2M t2005: 1.6M t2006: 2.4M t2007: 2.3M t2008: 2.3M t2009: 2.2M t2010: 2.5M t2011: 2.5M t2012: 2.5M t2013: 2.5M t2014: 2.6M t2015: 2.8M t2016: 3.0M t2017: 3.1M t2018: 3.3M t2019: 3.3M t2020: 3.1M t2021: 3.2M t2022: 3.7M t2023: 3.3M t2024: 3.4M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Italy recorded 3.43 million t for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Italy peaked at 3.73 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million t, in 2005.

Italy ranks 6th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Italy, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 1.80 million t —
1999 1.95 million t +8.2%
2000 2.06 million t +6.1%
2001 1.97 million t -4.8%
2002 2.20 million t +11.7%
2003 2.20 million t -0.0%
2004 2.23 million t +1.7%
2005 1.64 million t -26.3%
2006 2.35 million t +43.1%
2007 2.34 million t -0.5%
2008 2.26 million t -3.6%
2009 2.23 million t -1.3%
2010 2.53 million t +13.5%
2011 2.50 million t -1.1%
2012 2.55 million t +1.9%
2013 2.46 million t -3.6%
2014 2.62 million t +6.6%
2015 2.84 million t +8.5%
2016 2.99 million t +5.0%
2017 3.14 million t +5.3%
2018 3.31 million t +5.2%
2019 3.25 million t -1.6%
2020 3.10 million t -4.7%
2021 3.18 million t +2.5%
2022 3.73 million t +17.2%
2023 3.26 million t -12.4%
2024 3.43 million t +5.2%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 3.43 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 132,746 t, 25.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 3.43 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 221,035 t, 15.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Italy 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +43.1% 1.64 million t 2.35 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.87 million t 1.80 million t 1.95 million t 2
2000s 2.15 million t 1.64 million t 2.35 million t 10
2010s 2.82 million t 2.46 million t 3.31 million t 10
2020s 3.34 million t 3.10 million t 3.73 million t 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 3 Germany 5.22 million t compare
  2. 4 Poland 3.84 million t compare
  3. 5 United States 3.45 million t compare
  4. 7 Mexico 2.97 million t compare
  5. 8 France 2.37 million t compare
  6. 9 Belgium 2.22 million t compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Italy?
Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Italy was 3.43 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3.73 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million t in 2005.
How does Italy rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Italy ranks 6th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 6,268 data points, 1998–2024
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