Recovered paper — Import value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Recovered paper — Import value was 3,230 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Import value in Sri Lanka, 1986–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recovered paper — import value in Sri Lanka is 3,230 1000 USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 149.8% on the previous year and up 6,921.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — import value in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,230 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 USD, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 231 countries 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.
Recovered paper — Import value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 122 1000 USD | — |
| 1987 | 672 1000 USD | +450.8% |
| 1988 | 728 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 805 1000 USD | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 984 1000 USD | +22.2% |
| 1991 | 1,511 1000 USD | +53.6% |
| 1992 | 2,270 1000 USD | +50.2% |
| 1993 | 438 1000 USD | -80.7% |
| 1994 | 1,713 1000 USD | +291.1% |
| 1995 | 2,124 1000 USD | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 538 1000 USD | -74.7% |
| 1997 | 787 1000 USD | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 782 1000 USD | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 138 1000 USD | -82.4% |
| 2000 | 68 1000 USD | -50.7% |
| 2001 | 221 1000 USD | +225.0% |
| 2002 | 330 1000 USD | +49.3% |
| 2003 | 214 1000 USD | -35.2% |
| 2004 | 96 1000 USD | -55.1% |
| 2005 | 65 1000 USD | -32.3% |
| 2006 | 37 1000 USD | -43.1% |
| 2007 | 72 1000 USD | +94.6% |
| 2008 | 124 1000 USD | +72.2% |
| 2009 | 89 1000 USD | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 100 1000 USD | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 99 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 828 1000 USD | +736.4% |
| 2013 | 496 1000 USD | -40.1% |
| 2014 | 46 1000 USD | -90.7% |
| 2015 | 212 1000 USD | +360.9% |
| 2016 | 41 1000 USD | -80.7% |
| 2017 | 25 1000 USD | -39.0% |
| 2018 | 70 1000 USD | +180.0% |
| 2019 | 1 1000 USD | -98.6% |
| 2020 | 138 1000 USD | +13700.0% |
| 2021 | 635 1000 USD | +360.1% |
| 2022 | 773 1000 USD | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 1,293 1000 USD | +67.3% |
| 2024 | 3,230 1000 USD | +149.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3,230 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 179 1000 USD, 18.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3,230 1000 USD is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,304 1000 USD, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Import value in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +13700.0% | 1 1000 USD | 138 1000 USD |
| 2012 | +736.4% | 99 1000 USD | 828 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 581.75 1000 USD | 122 1000 USD | 805 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,128 1000 USD | 138 1000 USD | 2,270 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.6 1000 USD | 37 1000 USD | 330 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.8 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 828 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,214 1000 USD | 138 1000 USD | 3,230 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,429 1000 USD compare
- 66 South Africa 3,280 1000 USD compare
- 67 Greece 3,275 1000 USD compare
- 69 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,172 1000 USD compare
- 70 Kenya 3,154 1000 USD compare
- 71 Paraguay 3,078 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — import value in Sri Lanka?
- Recovered paper — import value in Sri Lanka was 3,230 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest recovered paper — import value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,230 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — import value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 USD in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for recovered paper — import value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — import value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,921.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Recovered paper — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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