Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in Canada

Canada: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita was 0.1272 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1272 t per person
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
10th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.5088 t per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.1272 t per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.1272 t per person for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.5088 t per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1272 t per person, in 2024.

That places Canada 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in Canada, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.3219 t per person
1962 0.3124 t per person -2.9%
1963 0.312 t per person -0.1%
1964 0.3369 t per person +8.0%
1965 0.3492 t per person +3.6%
1966 0.3773 t per person +8.0%
1967 0.3574 t per person -5.3%
1968 0.3526 t per person -1.3%
1969 0.3846 t per person +9.1%
1970 0.3786 t per person -1.6%
1971 0.3585 t per person -5.3%
1972 0.3749 t per person +4.6%
1973 0.3875 t per person +3.4%
1974 0.3987 t per person +2.9%
1975 0.3093 t per person -22.4%
1976 0.344 t per person +11.2%
1977 0.3621 t per person +5.3%
1978 0.3933 t per person +8.6%
1979 0.3923 t per person -0.3%
1980 0.3898 t per person -0.7%
1981 0.3851 t per person -1.2%
1982 0.3441 t per person -10.6%
1983 0.3682 t per person +7.0%
1984 0.3867 t per person +5.0%
1985 0.393 t per person +1.6%
1986 0.4124 t per person +4.9%
1987 0.4287 t per person +4.0%
1988 0.4297 t per person +0.2%
1989 0.4137 t per person -3.7%
1990 0.4288 t per person +3.7%
1991 0.426 t per person -0.7%
1992 0.4368 t per person +2.5%
1993 0.4483 t per person +2.6%
1994 0.4741 t per person +5.8%
1995 0.4729 t per person -0.3%
1996 0.4578 t per person -3.2%
1997 0.496 t per person +8.4%
1998 0.47 t per person -5.2%
1999 0.4735 t per person +0.7%
2000 0.5088 t per person +7.5%
2001 0.4624 t per person -9.1%
2002 0.4861 t per person +5.1%
2003 0.4823 t per person -0.8%
2004 0.5048 t per person +4.7%
2005 0.4802 t per person -4.9%
2006 0.436 t per person -9.2%
2007 0.3703 t per person -15.1%
2008 0.3696 t per person -0.2%
2009 0.2833 t per person -23.4%
2010 0.2783 t per person -1.8%
2011 0.2672 t per person -4.0%
2012 0.2266 t per person -15.2%
2013 0.2347 t per person +3.6%
2014 0.2374 t per person +1.2%
2015 0.2134 t per person -10.1%
2016 0.2014 t per person -5.6%
2017 0.1973 t per person -2.0%
2018 0.2031 t per person +2.9%
2019 0.1781 t per person -12.3%
2020 0.1568 t per person -12.0%
2021 0.1639 t per person +4.6%
2022 0.1567 t per person -4.4%
2023 0.1316 t per person -16.0%
2024 0.1272 t per person -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3449 t per person 0.312 t per person 0.3846 t per person 9
1970s 0.3699 t per person 0.3093 t per person 0.3987 t per person 10
1980s 0.3951 t per person 0.3441 t per person 0.4297 t per person 10
1990s 0.4584 t per person 0.426 t per person 0.496 t per person 10
2000s 0.4384 t per person 0.2833 t per person 0.5088 t per person 10
2010s 0.2237 t per person 0.1781 t per person 0.2783 t per person 10
2020s 0.1472 t per person 0.1272 t per person 0.1639 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 7 Slovakia 0.1691 t per person compare
  2. 8 Germany 0.1462 t per person compare
  3. 9 Norway 0.1383 t per person compare
  4. 11 Singapore 0.1214 t per person compare
  5. 12 Faroe Islands 0.112 t per person compare
  6. 13 Hungary 0.0896 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in Canada?
Paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in Canada was 0.1272 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.5088 t per person in 2000.
What is the lowest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1272 t per person in 2024.
How does Canada rank for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita?
Canada ranks 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 6,991 data points, 1961–2024
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Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.