Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Japan
Japan: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 404,990 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Japan, 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 Japan is 404,990 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Japan peaked at 682,000 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 404,990 t, in 2024.
Japan ranks 44th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 509,000 t | — |
| 1999 | 519,000 t | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 538,000 t | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 517,000 t | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 504,000 t | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 517,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 633,000 t | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 624,000 t | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 682,000 t | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 667,000 t | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 604,000 t | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 650,000 t | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 672,094 t | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 672,448 t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 674,347 t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 664,695 t | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 603,800 t | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 587,000 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 567,943 t | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 556,064 t | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 546,262 t | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 519,686 t | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 494,698 t | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 489,424 t | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 498,364 t | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 409,391 t | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 404,990 t | -1.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 404,990 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 132,746 t, 3.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Japan's 404,990 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,210 t, 25.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 514,000 t | 509,000 t | 519,000 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 593,600 t | 504,000 t | 682,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 606,434 t | 519,686 t | 674,347 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 459,373 t | 404,990 t | 498,364 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Japan?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Japan was 404,990 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 682,000 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 404,990 t in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Japan ranks 44th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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