Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Egypt
Egypt: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import was 1.03 million t in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Egypt, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.03 million t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in 2018.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Egypt peaked at 1.25 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 160,000 t, in 2001.
That places Egypt 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 313,100 t | — |
| 1998 | 516,400 t | +64.9% |
| 1999 | 527,900 t | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 497,300 t | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 160,000 t | -67.8% |
| 2002 | 257,000 t | +60.6% |
| 2003 | 416,043 t | +61.9% |
| 2004 | 620,871 t | +49.2% |
| 2005 | 620,871 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 620,871 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 784,427 t | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 784,427 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 774,427 t | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 839,685 t | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 841,188 t | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 701,183 t | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million t | +48.7% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million t | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million t | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 944,633 t | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 931,557 t | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million t | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 452,467 t | 313,100 t | 527,900 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 553,624 t | 160,000 t | 784,427 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 976,623 t | 701,183 t | 1.25 million t | 9 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 21 Philippines 1.18 million t compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 1.18 million t compare
- 23 Australia 1.15 million t compare
- 25 Thailand 999,983 t compare
- 26 Portugal 865,786 t compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 862,757 t compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0092 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Egypt?
- Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Egypt was 1.03 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 — import recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,000 t in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 — 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/