Paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Russia

Russia: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity was 3.06 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.06 million t
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
11th
of 243 countries
All-time high
3.76 million t
in 2021
All-time low
289,206 t
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Russia, 1992–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1992200820241992: 289.2k t1993: 1.3M t1994: 918.6k t1995: 1.8M t1996: 1.3M t1997: 1.4M t1998: 1.8M t1999: 2.0M t2000: 2.3M t2001: 2.3M t2002: 2.5M t2003: 2.5M t2004: 2.7M t2005: 2.7M t2006: 2.7M t2007: 2.5M t2008: 2.6M t2009: 2.7M t2010: 2.4M t2011: 2.3M t2012: 2.6M t2013: 2.6M t2014: 2.8M t2015: 2.8M t2016: 2.8M t2017: 3.0M t2018: 3.2M t2019: 3.2M t2020: 3.7M t2021: 3.8M t2022: 2.8M t2023: 2.5M t2024: 3.1M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — export quantity in Russia is 3.06 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — export quantity in Russia peaked at 3.76 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 289,206 t, in 1992.

Russia ranks 11th of 243 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Russia, 1992 to 2024.
Year t Change
1992 289,206 t
1993 1.25 million t +332.9%
1994 918,600 t -26.6%
1995 1.77 million t +93.1%
1996 1.32 million t -25.4%
1997 1.45 million t +9.3%
1998 1.77 million t +22.1%
1999 2.00 million t +13.1%
2000 2.25 million t +12.8%
2001 2.35 million t +4.2%
2002 2.46 million t +4.7%
2003 2.46 million t +0.0%
2004 2.71 million t +10.1%
2005 2.74 million t +1.1%
2006 2.70 million t -1.3%
2007 2.51 million t -7.0%
2008 2.63 million t +4.9%
2009 2.72 million t +3.2%
2010 2.41 million t -11.4%
2011 2.31 million t -4.2%
2012 2.57 million t +11.2%
2013 2.56 million t -0.0%
2014 2.76 million t +7.7%
2015 2.82 million t +2.1%
2016 2.83 million t +0.4%
2017 3.04 million t +7.3%
2018 3.20 million t +5.2%
2019 3.20 million t +0.2%
2020 3.68 million t +14.9%
2021 3.76 million t +2.0%
2022 2.83 million t -24.7%
2023 2.48 million t -12.3%
2024 3.06 million t +23.4%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 3.06 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 73,963 t, 41.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 3.06 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 115,938 t, 26.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paper and paperboard — Export quantity in Russia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +332.9% 289,206 t 1.25 million t
1995 +93.1% 918,600 t 1.77 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.35 million t 289,206 t 2.00 million t 8
2000s 2.55 million t 2.25 million t 2.74 million t 10
2010s 2.77 million t 2.31 million t 3.20 million t 10
2020s 3.16 million t 2.48 million t 3.76 million t 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 8 Indonesia 5.17 million t compare
  2. 9 Austria 3.55 million t compare
  3. 10 France 3.31 million t compare
  4. 11 Russian Federation 3.06 million t compare
  5. 13 Italy 3.02 million t compare
  6. 14 Malaysia 2.79 million t compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paper and paperboard — export quantity in Russia?
Paper and paperboard — export quantity in Russia was 3.06 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 3.76 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest paper and paperboard — export quantity recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 289,206 t in 1992.
How does Russia rank for paper and paperboard — export quantity?
Russia ranks 11th out of 243 countries with data for 2024.
Is paper and paperboard — export quantity rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Paper and paperboard — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 11,056 data points, 1961–2024
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