Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in India
India: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export was 1.48 million t in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in India, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 1.48 million t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 77.0% on the previous year and up 303.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in India peaked at 1.48 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13,600 t, in 1997.
India ranks 19th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13,600 t | — |
| 1998 | 24,100 t | +77.2% |
| 1999 | 61,500 t | +155.2% |
| 2000 | 21,000 t | -65.9% |
| 2001 | 94,700 t | +351.0% |
| 2002 | 95,800 t | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 50,600 t | -47.2% |
| 2004 | 271,469 t | +436.5% |
| 2005 | 271,469 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300,785 t | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 296,000 t | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 366,367 t | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 319,989 t | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 301,161 t | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 582,965 t | +93.6% |
| 2012 | 335,070 t | -42.5% |
| 2013 | 393,005 t | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 622,277 t | +58.3% |
| 2015 | 566,668 t | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 759,051 t | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 836,101 t | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million t | +77.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.48 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,128 t, 1311.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- India's 1.48 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 13,312 t, 111.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +436.5% | 50,600 t | 271,469 t |
| 2001 | +351.0% | 21,000 t | 94,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,067 t | 13,600 t | 61,500 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 208,818 t | 21,000 t | 366,367 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 652,870 t | 301,161 t | 1.48 million t | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in India?
- Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in India was 1.48 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million t in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,600 t in 1997.
- How does India rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export?
- India ranks 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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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/