Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Turkey

Turkey: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 1.50 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.50 million t
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
17th
of 237 countries
All-time high
1.85 million t
in 2022
All-time low
252,000 t
in 2001
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Turkey, 1998–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 324.0k t1999: 313.0k t2000: 357.0k t2001: 252.0k t2002: 429.0k t2003: 429.0k t2004: 429.0k t2005: 872.0k t2006: 872.0k t2007: 1.1M t2008: 1.0M t2009: 1.0M t2010: 1.3M t2011: 1.3M t2012: 1.3M t2013: 1.2M t2014: 1.3M t2015: 1.2M t2016: 1.4M t2017: 1.5M t2018: 1.6M t2019: 1.4M t2020: 1.5M t2021: 1.6M t2022: 1.8M t2023: 1.6M t2024: 1.5M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 1.50 million t for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Turkey peaked at 1.85 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 252,000 t, in 2001.

That places Turkey 17th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Turkey, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 324,000 t
1999 313,000 t -3.4%
2000 357,000 t +14.1%
2001 252,000 t -29.4%
2002 429,000 t +70.2%
2003 429,000 t +0.0%
2004 429,000 t +0.0%
2005 872,000 t +103.3%
2006 872,000 t +0.0%
2007 1.05 million t +20.6%
2008 1.01 million t -3.9%
2009 1.04 million t +2.7%
2010 1.29 million t +24.2%
2011 1.30 million t +0.7%
2012 1.34 million t +3.0%
2013 1.24 million t -7.1%
2014 1.34 million t +7.6%
2015 1.20 million t -10.2%
2016 1.39 million t +15.8%
2017 1.46 million t +5.4%
2018 1.59 million t +8.9%
2019 1.35 million t -15.2%
2020 1.52 million t +12.6%
2021 1.58 million t +3.5%
2022 1.85 million t +17.3%
2023 1.59 million t -14.2%
2024 1.50 million t -5.1%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 1.50 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54,584 t, 27.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 1.50 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 221,035 t, 6.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Turkey 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +103.3% 429,000 t 872,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 318,500 t 313,000 t 324,000 t 2
2000s 674,105 t 252,000 t 1.05 million t 10
2010s 1.35 million t 1.20 million t 1.59 million t 10
2020s 1.61 million t 1.50 million t 1.85 million t 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 14 Viet Nam 1.63 million t compare
  2. 14 Vietnam 1.63 million t compare
  3. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.60 million t compare
  4. 17 Türkiye 1.50 million t compare
  5. 19 India 1.28 million t compare
  6. 20 Czechia 1.09 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Turkey?
Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Turkey was 1.50 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 252,000 t in 2001.
How does Turkey rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Turkey ranks 17th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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Indicator
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 6,268 data points, 1998–2024
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