Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity in China
China: Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity was 519,036 t in 2018. ▲ Rising
Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity in China, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 519,036 t for sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity in China peaked at 519,036 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 114,296 t, in 1997.
China ranks 5th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 114,296 t | — |
| 1998 | 130,622 t | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 190,132 t | +45.6% |
| 2000 | 159,315 t | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 147,611 t | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 120,008 t | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 180,974 t | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 197,964 t | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 310,411 t | +56.8% |
| 2006 | 239,664 t | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 267,000 t | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 351,000 t | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 306,000 t | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 257,000 t | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 331,000 t | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 319,000 t | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 350,000 t | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 359,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 338,000 t | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 353,000 t | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 389,000 t | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 519,036 t | +33.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 519,036 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,545 t, 146.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 519,036 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,228 t, 25.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,017 t | 114,296 t | 190,132 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 227,995 t | 120,008 t | 351,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 357,226 t | 257,000 t | 519,036 t | 9 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 4,040 t compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 994,920 t compare
- 3 Italy 686,284 t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 3,143 t compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 528,033 t compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 956 t compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 770 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 686 t compare
- 6 France 500,655 t compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 156 t compare
- 7 Poland 338,504 t compare
- 8 Denmark 304,878 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 144 t compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity in China?
- Sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity in China was 519,036 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 519,036 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,296 t in 1997.
- How does China rank for sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity?
- China ranks 5th out of 146 countries with data for 2018.
- Is sweden — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/