Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Tonga
Tonga: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 48 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Tonga, 2000–2024
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 Tonga is 48 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 242.9% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Tonga peaked at 196 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 2007.
That places Tonga 216th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Tonga, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 t | — |
| 2001 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27 t | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 29 t | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 68 t | +134.5% |
| 2005 | 68 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49 t | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 5 t | -89.8% |
| 2008 | 19 t | +280.0% |
| 2009 | 40 t | +110.5% |
| 2010 | 189 t | +372.5% |
| 2011 | 196 t | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 13 t | -93.4% |
| 2013 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 16 t | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 22 t | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 19 t | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 10 t | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 17 t | +70.0% |
| 2019 | 10 t | -41.2% |
| 2020 | 5 t | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32 t | +540.0% |
| 2023 | 14 t | -56.2% |
| 2024 | 48 t | +242.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 48 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54,584 t, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 48 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,210 t, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +540.0% | 5 t | 32 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5 t | 5 t | 68 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6 t | 10 t | 196 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8 t | 5 t | 48 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 213 Micronesia 56 t compare
- 214 China, Macao SAR 55 t compare
- 215 British Virgin Islands 52 t compare
- 217 Gibraltar 35 t compare
- 217 Grenada 35 t compare
- 219 Bermuda 34 t compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Tonga?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Tonga was 48 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 196 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Tonga ranks 216th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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