Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Western Asia
Western Asia: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity was 4.49 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity in Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 4.49 million t for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Western Asia peaked at 4.88 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 968,905 t, in 1999.
That places Western Asia 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 985,828 t | 968,905 t | 1.00 million t | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million t | 1.18 million t | 2.59 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 million t | 2.99 million t | 3.77 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 million t | 4.02 million t | 4.88 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Western Asia?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity in Western Asia was 4.49 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 968,905 t in 1999.
- How does Western Asia rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity?
- Western Asia ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import quantity rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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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