Recovered paper — Export value in Canada
Canada: Recovered paper — Export value was 277,353 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Export value in Canada, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recovered paper — export value in Canada is 277,353 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — export value in Canada peaked at 347,765 1000 USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,488 1000 USD, in 1970.
Canada ranks 9th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Export value in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,488 1000 USD | — |
| 1971 | 8,189 1000 USD | +49.2% |
| 1972 | 8,357 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8,162 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 14,815 1000 USD | +81.5% |
| 1975 | 7,192 1000 USD | -51.5% |
| 1976 | 18,779 1000 USD | +161.1% |
| 1977 | 19,433 1000 USD | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 14,689 1000 USD | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 17,042 1000 USD | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 24,002 1000 USD | +40.8% |
| 1981 | 22,090 1000 USD | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 29,349 1000 USD | +32.9% |
| 1983 | 11,096 1000 USD | -62.2% |
| 1984 | 14,454 1000 USD | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 11,482 1000 USD | -20.6% |
| 1986 | 68,936 1000 USD | +500.4% |
| 1987 | 60,292 1000 USD | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 41,240 1000 USD | -31.6% |
| 1989 | 85,422 1000 USD | +107.1% |
| 1990 | 46,991 1000 USD | -45.0% |
| 1991 | 47,308 1000 USD | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 43,270 1000 USD | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 28,478 1000 USD | -34.2% |
| 1994 | 44,394 1000 USD | +55.9% |
| 1995 | 104,807 1000 USD | +136.1% |
| 1996 | 69,092 1000 USD | -34.1% |
| 1997 | 81,586 1000 USD | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 66,698 1000 USD | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 69,816 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 102,836 1000 USD | +47.3% |
| 2001 | 55,418 1000 USD | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 71,187 1000 USD | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 83,877 1000 USD | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 120,877 1000 USD | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 133,439 1000 USD | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 129,262 1000 USD | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 184,868 1000 USD | +43.0% |
| 2008 | 200,740 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 180,019 1000 USD | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 261,980 1000 USD | +45.5% |
| 2011 | 326,854 1000 USD | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 319,198 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 276,683 1000 USD | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 262,187 1000 USD | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 277,592 1000 USD | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 300,566 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 347,765 1000 USD | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 275,441 1000 USD | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 196,187 1000 USD | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 171,808 1000 USD | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 263,082 1000 USD | +53.1% |
| 2022 | 273,206 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 230,053 1000 USD | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 277,353 1000 USD | +20.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 277,353 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,713 1000 USD, 20.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Export value in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +500.4% | 11,482 1000 USD | 68,936 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,215 1000 USD | 5,488 1000 USD | 19,433 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,836 1000 USD | 11,096 1000 USD | 85,422 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,244 1000 USD | 28,478 1000 USD | 104,807 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,252 1000 USD | 55,418 1000 USD | 200,740 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,445 1000 USD | 196,187 1000 USD | 347,765 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 243,100 1000 USD | 171,808 1000 USD | 277,353 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — export value in Canada?
- Recovered paper — export value in Canada was 277,353 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest recovered paper — export value recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 347,765 1000 USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — export value recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,488 1000 USD in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for recovered paper — export value?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — export value rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Recovered paper — Export value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en