Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export was 6.70 million t in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
6.70 million t
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
4th
of 153 countries
All-time high
7.65 million t
in 2016
All-time low
236,500 t
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in China (People’s Republic of), 1997–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1997200720181997: 1.0M t1998: 236.5k t1999: 3.2M t2000: 3.6M t2001: 3.5M t2002: 4.0M t2003: 4.3M t2004: 4.2M t2005: 4.2M t2006: 4.4M t2007: 6.7M t2008: 4.5M t2009: 4.7M t2010: 4.8M t2011: 5.6M t2012: 5.9M t2013: 6.7M t2014: 7.2M t2015: 6.6M t2016: 7.7M t2017: 7.4M t2018: 6.7M t

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

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 6.70 million t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 7.65 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 236,500 t, in 1998.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.49 million t 236,500 t 3.20 million t 3
2000s 4.39 million t 3.54 million t 6.65 million t 10
2010s 6.51 million t 4.77 million t 7.65 million t 9

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 1 Germany 13.92 million t compare
  2. 2 Finland 9.71 million t compare
  3. 3 Sweden 8.78 million t compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 4.69 million t compare
  5. 6 Canada 4.65 million t compare
  6. 7 Austria 3.95 million t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in China (People’s Republic of)?
Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in China (People’s Republic of) was 6.70 million t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 7.65 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 236,500 t in 1998.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 3,201 data points, 1997–2018
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