Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Turkey

Turkey: Packaging paper and paperboard — Production was 2.05 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.05 million t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 124 countries
All-time high
2.44 million t
in 2013
All-time low
918,000 t
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Turkey, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998201120241998: 918.0k t1999: 940.0k t2000: 1.1M t2001: 1.1M t2002: 1.2M t2003: 1.2M t2004: 1.2M t2005: 1.3M t2006: 1.3M t2007: 1.6M t2008: 1.7M t2009: 1.8M t2010: 2.0M t2011: 2.3M t2012: 2.4M t2013: 2.4M t2014: 2.3M t2015: 2.3M t2016: 2.4M t2017: 2.4M t2018: 2.0M t2019: 2.0M t2020: 2.0M t2021: 2.0M t2022: 2.0M t2023: 2.0M t2024: 2.0M t

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

Analysis

In 2024, packaging paper and paperboard — production in Turkey stood at 2.05 million t.

The figure is down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — production in Turkey peaked at 2.44 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 918,000 t, in 1998.

Turkey ranks 28th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Packaging paper and paperboard — Production in Turkey, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 918,000 t
1999 940,000 t +2.4%
2000 1.07 million t +13.5%
2001 1.09 million t +2.0%
2002 1.22 million t +12.2%
2003 1.22 million t +0.0%
2004 1.22 million t +0.0%
2005 1.25 million t +2.6%
2006 1.33 million t +5.9%
2007 1.61 million t +21.2%
2008 1.67 million t +3.7%
2009 1.81 million t +8.3%
2010 1.98 million t +9.9%
2011 2.26 million t +13.9%
2012 2.38 million t +5.3%
2013 2.44 million t +2.4%
2014 2.33 million t -4.4%
2015 2.35 million t +0.7%
2016 2.37 million t +1.0%
2017 2.35 million t -0.7%
2018 2.05 million t -12.9%
2019 2.05 million t -0.0%
2020 2.05 million t +0.0%
2021 2.05 million t +0.0%
2022 2.05 million t +0.0%
2023 2.05 million t +0.0%
2024 2.05 million t +0.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 2.05 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65,000 t, 31.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 2.05 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225,748 t, 9.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 929,000 t 918,000 t 940,000 t 2
2000s 1.35 million t 1.07 million t 1.81 million t 10
2010s 2.26 million t 1.98 million t 2.44 million t 10
2020s 2.05 million t 2.05 million t 2.05 million t 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 25 Australia 2.33 million t compare
  2. 26 Viet Nam 2.09 million t compare
  3. 26 Vietnam 2.09 million t compare
  4. 28 Türkiye 2.05 million t compare
  5. 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.79 million t compare
  6. 30 United Kingdom 1.79 million t compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is packaging paper and paperboard — production in Turkey?
Packaging paper and paperboard — production in Turkey was 2.05 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — production recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 2.44 million t in 2013.
What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — production recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 918,000 t in 1998.
How does Turkey rank for packaging paper and paperboard — production?
Turkey ranks 28th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is packaging paper and paperboard — production rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
153 places, 3,880 data points, 1998–2024
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