Printing and writing papers — Export quantity in Northern America

Northern America: Printing and writing papers — Export quantity was 2.63 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.63 million t
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
7.13 million t
in 2005
All-time low
135,400 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Printing and writing papers — Export quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 2.63 million t for printing and writing papers — export quantity in 2024.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — export quantity in Northern America peaked at 7.13 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 135,400 t, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 10th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Printing and writing papers — Export quantity in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Export quantity in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 135,400 t —
1962 139,800 t +3.2%
1963 150,700 t +7.8%
1964 192,900 t +28.0%
1965 218,300 t +13.2%
1966 260,400 t +19.3%
1967 263,800 t +1.3%
1968 277,000 t +5.0%
1969 372,100 t +34.3%
1970 465,000 t +25.0%
1971 487,700 t +4.9%
1972 536,900 t +10.1%
1973 555,200 t +3.4%
1974 715,000 t +28.8%
1975 636,000 t -11.0%
1976 719,400 t +13.1%
1977 725,100 t +0.8%
1978 741,900 t +2.3%
1979 852,900 t +15.0%
1980 931,600 t +9.2%
1981 873,000 t -6.3%
1982 853,700 t -2.2%
1983 880,400 t +3.1%
1984 998,000 t +13.4%
1985 902,900 t -9.5%
1986 968,100 t +7.2%
1987 1.37 million t +42.0%
1988 2.05 million t +48.9%
1989 2.23 million t +9.1%
1990 2.22 million t -0.6%
1991 2.42 million t +8.8%
1992 2.93 million t +21.3%
1993 3.13 million t +6.9%
1994 3.62 million t +15.6%
1995 4.00 million t +10.5%
1996 4.23 million t +5.6%
1997 4.66 million t +10.3%
1998 5.04 million t +8.0%
1999 4.57 million t -9.3%
2000 5.54 million t +21.1%
2001 5.52 million t -0.2%
2002 5.62 million t +1.8%
2003 5.79 million t +3.1%
2004 7.02 million t +21.2%
2005 7.13 million t +1.6%
2006 6.53 million t -8.5%
2007 6.94 million t +6.3%
2008 6.47 million t -6.8%
2009 5.73 million t -11.4%
2010 5.60 million t -2.2%
2011 5.23 million t -6.7%
2012 5.08 million t -2.9%
2013 5.14 million t +1.2%
2014 4.78 million t -7.1%
2015 4.26 million t -10.8%
2016 4.01 million t -5.9%
2017 3.97 million t -1.1%
2018 3.85 million t -3.1%
2019 3.49 million t -9.2%
2020 2.98 million t -14.8%
2021 3.08 million t +3.4%
2022 3.09 million t +0.5%
2023 2.46 million t -20.6%
2024 2.63 million t +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 223,378 t 135,400 t 372,100 t 9
1970s 643,510 t 465,000 t 852,900 t 10
1980s 1.21 million t 853,700 t 2.23 million t 10
1990s 3.68 million t 2.22 million t 5.04 million t 10
2000s 6.23 million t 5.52 million t 7.13 million t 10
2010s 4.54 million t 3.49 million t 5.60 million t 10
2020s 2.85 million t 2.46 million t 3.09 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Canada 1.61 million t compare
  2. 8 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.52 million t compare
  3. 9 Austria 1.29 million t compare
  4. 10 Brazil 1.28 million t compare
  5. 11 Portugal 1.23 million t compare
  6. 12 Republic of Korea 1.07 million t compare
  7. 13 United States 1.03 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — export quantity in Northern America?
Printing and writing papers — export quantity in Northern America was 2.63 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers — export quantity recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 7.13 million t in 2005.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — export quantity recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 135,400 t in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for printing and writing papers — export quantity?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — export quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Printing and writing papers — Export quantity
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t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
259 places, 8,970 data points, 1961–2024
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