Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Melanesia
Melanesia: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 43,999 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 43,999 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Melanesia peaked at 43,999 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,799 t, in 1998.
That places Melanesia 104th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,799 t | — |
| 1999 | 11,051 t | +130.3% |
| 2000 | 11,641 t | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 22,324 t | +91.8% |
| 2002 | 22,542 t | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 42,545 t | +88.7% |
| 2004 | 29,085 t | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 29,085 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25,800 t | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 38,780 t | +50.3% |
| 2008 | 29,831 t | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 28,419 t | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 30,626 t | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 31,365 t | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 11,262 t | -64.1% |
| 2013 | 16,319 t | +44.9% |
| 2014 | 26,813 t | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 18,594 t | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 29,413 t | +58.2% |
| 2017 | 37,556 t | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 43,318 t | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 37,156 t | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 34,689 t | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 42,358 t | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 42,421 t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 39,039 t | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 43,999 t | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,925 t | 4,799 t | 11,051 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 28,005 t | 11,641 t | 42,545 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,242 t | 11,262 t | 43,318 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,501 t | 34,689 t | 43,999 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Melanesia?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Melanesia was 43,999 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43,999 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,799 t in 1998.
- How does Melanesia rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Melanesia ranks 104th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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