Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Cuba
Cuba: Packaging paper and paperboard — Production was 5,200 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Cuba, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 5,200 t for packaging paper and paperboard — production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — production in Cuba peaked at 25,000 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5,200 t, in 2017.
That places Cuba 100th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25,000 t | — |
| 1999 | 25,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24,000 t | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 13,000 t | -45.8% |
| 2002 | 6,700 t | -48.5% |
| 2003 | 18,200 t | +171.6% |
| 2004 | 13,600 t | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 15,300 t | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 15,200 t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 12,400 t | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 14,990 t | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 15,700 t | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 13,700 t | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 10,000 t | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 14,800 t | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 13,800 t | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 14,700 t | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 12,000 t | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 9,000 t | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 5,200 t | -42.2% |
| 2018 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 5,200 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65,000 t, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 5,200 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62,000 t, 8% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +171.6% | 6,700 t | 18,200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,000 t | 25,000 t | 25,000 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 14,909 t | 6,700 t | 24,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,360 t | 5,200 t | 14,800 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,200 t | 5,200 t | 5,200 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 99 Albania 7,919 t compare
- 101 Jordan 2,700 t compare
- 102 Montenegro 2,080 t compare
- 103 Republic of Moldova 1,772 t compare
- 103 Moldova 1,772 t compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — production in Cuba?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — production in Cuba was 5,200 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 t in 2017.
- How does Cuba rank for packaging paper and paperboard — production?
- Cuba ranks 100th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging paper and paperboard — Production. 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