Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 470,992 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of is 470,992 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 533,339 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1961.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 23rd of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 t | — |
| 1962 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 t | +400.0% |
| 1968 | 100 t | -90.0% |
| 1969 | 500 t | +400.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 10,900 t | +990.0% |
| 1972 | 500 t | -95.4% |
| 1973 | 200 t | -60.0% |
| 1974 | 1,100 t | +450.0% |
| 1975 | 1,600 t | +45.5% |
| 1976 | 800 t | -50.0% |
| 1977 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,800 t | +125.0% |
| 1980 | 1,700 t | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 4,100 t | +141.2% |
| 1982 | 1,300 t | -68.3% |
| 1983 | 4,100 t | +215.4% |
| 1984 | 5,300 t | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 5,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,000 t | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 33,400 t | +568.0% |
| 1988 | 46,000 t | +37.7% |
| 1989 | 29,900 t | -35.0% |
| 1990 | 38,100 t | +27.4% |
| 1991 | 76,900 t | +101.8% |
| 1992 | 83,963 t | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 81,380 t | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 154,167 t | +89.4% |
| 1995 | 124,100 t | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 89,700 t | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 114,600 t | +27.8% |
| 1998 | 177,000 t | +54.5% |
| 1999 | 215,648 t | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 183,160 t | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 145,241 t | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 199,273 t | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 213,384 t | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 332,773 t | +56.0% |
| 2005 | 323,965 t | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 349,205 t | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 312,169 t | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 341,471 t | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 301,371 t | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 380,208 t | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 401,956 t | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 421,270 t | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 404,915 t | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 453,400 t | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 443,602 t | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 486,646 t | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 511,386 t | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 533,339 t | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 489,548 t | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 483,163 t | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 503,663 t | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 447,787 t | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 432,626 t | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 470,992 t | +8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +990.0% | 1,000 t | 10,900 t |
| 1987 | +568.0% | 5,000 t | 33,400 t |
| 1974 | +450.0% | 200 t | 1,100 t |
| 1967 | +400.0% | 200 t | 1,000 t |
| 1969 | +400.0% | 100 t | 500 t |
| 1983 | +215.4% | 1,300 t | 4,100 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 288.89 t | 100 t | 1,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,950 t | 200 t | 10,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,610 t | 1,300 t | 46,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 115,556 t | 38,100 t | 215,648 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,201 t | 145,241 t | 349,205 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 452,627 t | 380,208 t | 533,339 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 467,646 t | 432,626 t | 503,663 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of
- 20 Japan 516,912 t compare
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 510,755 t compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 475,180 t compare
- 24 Philippines 456,650 t compare
- 25 Egypt 448,885 t compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 435,552 t compare
More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 183.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 593.63 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of was 470,992 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 533,339 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1961.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 23rd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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