Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita was 0.0523 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0523 t per person
Change on year
up 27.3%
World rank
21st
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.173 t per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.0174 t per person
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

00.050.10.15196119922024

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.0523 t per person for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.173 t per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 t per person, in 1962.

That places New Zealand 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0191 t per person
1962 0.0174 t per person -8.6%
1963 0.0432 t per person +148.3%
1964 0.0444 t per person +2.8%
1965 0.0427 t per person -3.9%
1966 0.0429 t per person +0.6%
1967 0.0416 t per person -3.1%
1968 0.05 t per person +20.1%
1969 0.0533 t per person +6.6%
1970 0.0517 t per person -3.0%
1971 0.0509 t per person -1.6%
1972 0.0524 t per person +3.1%
1973 0.0464 t per person -11.4%
1974 0.0567 t per person +22.2%
1975 0.0563 t per person -0.7%
1976 0.0796 t per person +41.3%
1977 0.0865 t per person +8.7%
1978 0.0926 t per person +7.0%
1979 0.1022 t per person +10.3%
1980 0.1037 t per person +1.5%
1981 0.1076 t per person +3.8%
1982 0.0823 t per person -23.5%
1983 0.0901 t per person +9.6%
1984 0.0882 t per person -2.1%
1985 0.0837 t per person -5.2%
1986 0.0769 t per person -8.0%
1987 0.064 t per person -16.9%
1988 0.0633 t per person -0.9%
1989 0.0827 t per person +30.5%
1990 0.101 t per person +22.1%
1991 0.098 t per person -2.9%
1992 0.1094 t per person +11.6%
1993 0.1116 t per person +2.0%
1994 0.1021 t per person -8.5%
1995 0.0902 t per person -11.6%
1996 0.1032 t per person +14.3%
1997 0.1082 t per person +4.9%
1998 0.1171 t per person +8.2%
1999 0.1172 t per person +0.0%
2000 0.1207 t per person +3.0%
2001 0.1296 t per person +7.4%
2002 0.128 t per person -1.2%
2003 0.111 t per person -13.3%
2004 0.1522 t per person +37.1%
2005 0.1628 t per person +7.0%
2006 0.1417 t per person -13.0%
2007 0.1209 t per person -14.7%
2008 0.173 t per person +43.0%
2009 0.1581 t per person -8.6%
2010 0.1357 t per person -14.2%
2011 0.1331 t per person -2.0%
2012 0.1236 t per person -7.1%
2013 0.1015 t per person -17.8%
2014 0.0929 t per person -8.5%
2015 0.0916 t per person -1.4%
2016 0.0918 t per person +0.2%
2017 0.0867 t per person -5.5%
2018 0.0863 t per person -0.5%
2019 0.0656 t per person -24.0%
2020 0.0601 t per person -8.4%
2021 0.0746 t per person +24.2%
2022 0.0548 t per person -26.5%
2023 0.0411 t per person -25.0%
2024 0.0523 t per person +27.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0394 t per person 0.0174 t per person 0.0533 t per person 9
1970s 0.0675 t per person 0.0464 t per person 0.1022 t per person 10
1980s 0.0842 t per person 0.0633 t per person 0.1076 t per person 10
1990s 0.1058 t per person 0.0902 t per person 0.1172 t per person 10
2000s 0.1398 t per person 0.111 t per person 0.173 t per person 10
2010s 0.1009 t per person 0.0656 t per person 0.1357 t per person 10
2020s 0.0566 t per person 0.0411 t per person 0.0746 t per person 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 18 United Arab Emirates 0.0684 t per person compare
  2. 19 Croatia 0.059 t per person compare
  3. 20 Spain 0.0552 t per person compare
  4. 22 Italy 0.0512 t per person compare
  5. 23 France 0.0483 t per person compare
  6. 24 Estonia 0.0368 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 New Zealand?
Paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0523 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.173 t per person in 2008.
What is the lowest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 t per person in 1962.
How does New Zealand rank for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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.