Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in United States of America

United States of America: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 3.45 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.45 million t
Change on year
up 13.6%
Rank
15th
of 28 groups
All-time high
3.45 million t
in 2024
All-time low
1.53 million t
in 2011
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in United States of America, 1998–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1998201120241998: 2.1M t1999: 2.5M t2000: 2.4M t2001: 2.5M t2002: 2.6M t2003: 2.5M t2004: 2.8M t2005: 2.7M t2006: 2.9M t2007: 2.7M t2008: 2.5M t2009: 2.1M t2010: 1.9M t2011: 1.5M t2012: 2.0M t2013: 2.3M t2014: 2.6M t2015: 2.6M t2016: 2.7M t2017: 3.0M t2018: 3.1M t2019: 2.9M t2020: 3.0M t2021: 3.3M t2022: 3.3M t2023: 3.0M t2024: 3.5M t

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 3.45 million t for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in United States of America peaked at 3.45 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million t, in 2011.

United States of America ranks 15th of 28 groups on this measure, 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in United States of America, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 2.10 million t
1999 2.46 million t +17.5%
2000 2.45 million t -0.6%
2001 2.49 million t +1.7%
2002 2.62 million t +5.3%
2003 2.48 million t -5.6%
2004 2.81 million t +13.6%
2005 2.69 million t -4.2%
2006 2.90 million t +7.8%
2007 2.73 million t -6.0%
2008 2.51 million t -8.2%
2009 2.06 million t -17.7%
2010 1.92 million t -7.0%
2011 1.53 million t -20.1%
2012 2.04 million t +33.1%
2013 2.35 million t +15.1%
2014 2.56 million t +9.0%
2015 2.60 million t +1.4%
2016 2.71 million t +4.3%
2017 2.96 million t +9.2%
2018 3.05 million t +3.2%
2019 2.92 million t -4.5%
2020 2.97 million t +1.9%
2021 3.28 million t +10.5%
2022 3.29 million t +0.2%
2023 3.04 million t -7.6%
2024 3.45 million t +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.28 million t 2.10 million t 2.46 million t 2
2000s 2.57 million t 2.06 million t 2.90 million t 10
2010s 2.46 million t 1.53 million t 3.05 million t 10
2020s 3.21 million t 2.97 million t 3.45 million t 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.60 million t compare
  2. 13 India 1.28 million t compare
  3. 14 Czechia 1.09 million t compare
  4. 15 Saudi Arabia 959,602 t compare
  5. 16 Philippines 898,991 t compare
  6. 17 Thailand 847,296 t compare
  7. 18 Morocco 806,830 t compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in United States of America?
Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in United States of America was 3.45 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 3.45 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 2011.
How does United States of America rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
United States of America ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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
253 places, 5,960 data points, 1998–2024
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