Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 180,802 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Kenya, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 180,802 t for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 180,802 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,700 t, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 74th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18,700 t | — |
| 2002 | 22,257 t | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 39,166 t | +76.0% |
| 2004 | 30,818 t | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 42,563 t | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 59,077 t | +38.8% |
| 2007 | 51,442 t | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 69,454 t | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 112,037 t | +61.3% |
| 2010 | 126,042 t | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 135,842 t | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 89,160 t | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 113,162 t | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 154,925 t | +36.9% |
| 2015 | 146,037 t | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 150,953 t | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 171,741 t | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 179,679 t | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 170,577 t | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 170,207 t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 179,436 t | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 159,446 t | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 156,648 t | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 180,802 t | +15.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 180,802 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,395 t, 7.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 180,802 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,607 t, 21.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,502 t | 18,700 t | 112,037 t | 9 |
| 2010s | 143,812 t | 89,160 t | 179,679 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,308 t | 156,648 t | 180,802 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Kenya?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Kenya was 180,802 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 180,802 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,700 t in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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