Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export was 2.58 million t in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.58 million t
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 153 countries
All-time high
2.66 million t
in 2006
All-time low
1.80 million t
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in Republic of Korea, 1997–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M1997200720181997: 1.8M t1998: 2.0M t1999: 2.0M t2000: 2.0M t2001: 2.0M t2002: 2.2M t2003: 2.3M t2004: 2.5M t2005: 2.5M t2006: 2.7M t2007: 2.5M t2008: 2.1M t2009: 2.2M t2010: 2.1M t2011: 2.3M t2012: 2.3M t2013: 2.4M t2014: 2.6M t2015: 2.3M t2016: 2.4M t2017: 2.6M t2018: 2.6M t

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

Analysis

In 2018, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in Republic of Korea stood at 2.58 million t.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in Republic of Korea peaked at 2.66 million t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million t, in 1997.

That places Republic of Korea 11th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity in Republic of Korea, 1997 to 2018.
Year t Change
1997 1.80 million t
1998 1.96 million t +8.9%
1999 2.03 million t +3.5%
2000 2.01 million t -0.8%
2001 1.99 million t -1.1%
2002 2.16 million t +8.5%
2003 2.33 million t +8.2%
2004 2.47 million t +6.0%
2005 2.47 million t +0.0%
2006 2.66 million t +7.5%
2007 2.49 million t -6.2%
2008 2.09 million t -16.1%
2009 2.22 million t +5.9%
2010 2.10 million t -5.1%
2011 2.29 million t +8.8%
2012 2.31 million t +1.1%
2013 2.44 million t +5.3%
2014 2.57 million t +5.6%
2015 2.32 million t -10.0%
2016 2.43 million t +4.9%
2017 2.57 million t +5.7%
2018 2.58 million t +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.93 million t 1.80 million t 2.03 million t 3
2000s 2.29 million t 1.99 million t 2.66 million t 10
2010s 2.40 million t 2.10 million t 2.58 million t 9

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 310 t compare
  2. 8 Italy 3.35 million t compare
  3. 9 France 3.26 million t compare
  4. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 174 t compare
  5. 10 Belgium 3.11 million t compare
  6. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94 t compare
  7. 11 Timor-Leste 82 t compare
  8. 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.49 million t compare
  9. 13 Poland 2.47 million t compare
  10. 14 Spain 2.30 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 Republic of Korea?
Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export in Republic of Korea was 2.58 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 Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.66 million t in 2006.
What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million t in 1997.
How does Republic of Korea rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export?
Republic of Korea ranks 11th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — export rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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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