Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Panama
Panama: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 27,420 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Panama, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Panama recorded 27,420 t for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Panama peaked at 57,300 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8,900 t, in 2001.
Panama ranks 121st of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Panama, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28,600 t | — |
| 1999 | 31,690 t | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 25,600 t | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 8,900 t | -65.2% |
| 2002 | 18,200 t | +104.5% |
| 2003 | 18,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56,237 t | +209.0% |
| 2005 | 56,237 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51,647 t | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 51,300 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 57,300 t | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 39,050 t | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 23,206 t | -40.6% |
| 2011 | 23,592 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28,538 t | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 20,982 t | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 26,717 t | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 26,597 t | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 22,916 t | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 25,712 t | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 27,205 t | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 22,158 t | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 20,334 t | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 33,126 t | +62.9% |
| 2022 | 23,437 t | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 21,853 t | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 27,420 t | +25.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 27,420 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 132,746 t, 21% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Panama's 27,420 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,724 t, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +209.0% | 18,200 t | 56,237 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,145 t | 28,600 t | 31,690 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 38,267 t | 8,900 t | 57,300 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,762 t | 20,982 t | 28,538 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,234 t | 20,334 t | 33,126 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % 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 -0.2493 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Panama?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Panama was 27,420 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 57,300 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,900 t in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Panama ranks 121st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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