Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Mexico
Mexico: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 2.97 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 2.97 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Mexico peaked at 2.99 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 391,699 t, in 1998.
Mexico ranks 7th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 391,699 t | — |
| 1999 | 939,000 t | +139.7% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million t | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 675,000 t | -44.3% |
| 2002 | 832,800 t | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 987,000 t | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million t | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million t | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million t | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.71 million t | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.26 million t | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million t | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 1.68 million t | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million t | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million t | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 2.13 million t | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.14 million t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.49 million t | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 2.72 million t | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.89 million t | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.78 million t | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.51 million t | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 2.99 million t | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 2.85 million t | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million t | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.97 million t | +7.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.97 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54,584 t, 54.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.97 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,724 t, 233.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +139.7% | 391,699 t | 939,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 665,350 t | 391,699 t | 939,000 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million t | 675,000 t | 1.76 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million t | 1.61 million t | 2.89 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million t | 2.51 million t | 2.99 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 Poland 3.84 million t compare
- 5 United States 3.45 million t compare
- 6 Italy 3.43 million t compare
- 8 France 2.37 million t compare
- 9 Belgium 2.22 million t compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.19 million t compare
- 10 United Kingdom 2.19 million t compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Mexico?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Mexico was 2.97 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 391,699 t in 1998.
- How does Mexico rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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