Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Greece
Greece: Packaging paper and paperboard — Production was 243,796 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Greece, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Greece recorded 243,796 t for packaging paper and paperboard — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — production in Greece peaked at 462,000 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 181,691 t, in 2017.
That places Greece 56th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 462,000 t | — |
| 1999 | 394,000 t | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 332,000 t | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 330,000 t | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 330,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 330,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 355,000 t | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 355,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 361,000 t | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 358,000 t | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 358,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 453,305 t | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 460,557 t | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 439,101 t | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 358,000 t | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 358,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 358,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 358,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 358,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 181,691 t | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 196,663 t | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 196,663 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 196,663 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 196,663 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 284,981 t | +44.9% |
| 2023 | 243,796 t | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 243,796 t | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 243,796 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 409,000 t, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 243,796 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225,748 t, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -49.2% | 358,000 t | 181,691 t |
| 2022 | +44.9% | 196,663 t | 284,981 t |
| 2009 | +26.6% | 358,000 t | 453,305 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 428,000 t | 394,000 t | 462,000 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 356,230 t | 330,000 t | 453,305 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 326,468 t | 181,691 t | 460,557 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,180 t | 196,663 t | 284,981 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — production in Greece?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — production in Greece was 243,796 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 462,000 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,691 t in 2017.
- How does Greece rank for packaging paper and paperboard — production?
- Greece ranks 56th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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