Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity in Americas

Americas: Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity was 1.36 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.36 million t
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
2.18 million t
in 2004
All-time low
1.26 million t
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity in Americas, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 2.1M t1999: 1.3M t2000: 2.0M t2001: 1.9M t2002: 1.8M t2003: 1.7M t2004: 2.2M t2005: 2.0M t2006: 2.0M t2007: 2.2M t2008: 1.9M t2009: 1.7M t2010: 1.9M t2011: 1.8M t2012: 2.0M t2013: 1.9M t2014: 1.8M t2015: 1.7M t2016: 1.6M t2017: 1.6M t2018: 1.5M t2019: 1.6M t2020: 1.5M t2021: 1.5M t2022: 1.5M t2023: 1.3M t2024: 1.4M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity in Americas is 1.36 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity in Americas peaked at 2.18 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million t, in 1999.

Americas ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity in Americas, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 2.07 million t —
1999 1.26 million t -39.3%
2000 1.96 million t +55.7%
2001 1.88 million t -3.7%
2002 1.75 million t -7.0%
2003 1.68 million t -4.1%
2004 2.18 million t +29.5%
2005 2.03 million t -6.9%
2006 2.03 million t +0.0%
2007 2.18 million t +7.3%
2008 1.88 million t -13.6%
2009 1.73 million t -7.9%
2010 1.94 million t +12.2%
2011 1.80 million t -7.5%
2012 1.97 million t +10.0%
2013 1.90 million t -3.8%
2014 1.77 million t -6.8%
2015 1.70 million t -3.9%
2016 1.64 million t -3.7%
2017 1.63 million t -0.3%
2018 1.53 million t -6.0%
2019 1.65 million t +7.4%
2020 1.45 million t -11.9%
2021 1.52 million t +4.9%
2022 1.52 million t -0.2%
2023 1.27 million t -16.3%
2024 1.36 million t +6.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity in Americas 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
2000 +55.7% 1.26 million t 1.96 million t
1999 -39.3% 2.07 million t 1.26 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.66 million t 1.26 million t 2.07 million t 2
2000s 1.93 million t 1.68 million t 2.18 million t 10
2010s 1.75 million t 1.53 million t 1.97 million t 10
2020s 1.43 million t 1.27 million t 1.52 million t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 4 Finland 1.63 million t compare
  2. 5 Republic of Korea 971,823 t compare
  3. 6 Austria 872,201 t compare
  4. 7 United States 678,998 t compare
  5. 8 Italy 598,117 t compare
  6. 9 Belgium 589,170 t compare
  7. 10 Japan 510,185 t compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity in Americas?
Printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity in Americas was 1.36 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 2.18 million t in 2004.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million t in 1999.
How does Americas rank for printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity?
Americas ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers, coated — export quantity rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 5,227 data points, 1998–2024
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