Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Germany

Germany: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import was 10.84 million t in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
10.84 million t
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 159 countries
All-time high
10.93 million t
in 2017
All-time low
5.67 million t
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Germany, 1997–2018

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1997200720181997: 5.7M t1998: 6.7M t1999: 7.3M t2000: 7.9M t2001: 8.1M t2002: 8.1M t2003: 8.9M t2004: 9.4M t2005: 8.5M t2006: 9.0M t2007: 8.2M t2008: 10.0M t2009: 8.7M t2010: 9.4M t2011: 9.4M t2012: 9.8M t2013: 9.5M t2014: 10.5M t2015: 9.8M t2016: 10.4M t2017: 10.9M t2018: 10.8M t

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 10.84 million t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Germany peaked at 10.93 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.67 million t, in 1997.

That places Germany 1st out of 159 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.54 million t 5.67 million t 7.28 million t 3
2000s 8.66 million t 7.89 million t 9.98 million t 10
2010s 10.06 million t 9.39 million t 10.93 million t 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 7.08 million t compare
  2. 3 Italy 4.92 million t compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.71 million t compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Germany?
Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Germany was 10.84 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 10.93 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5.67 million t in 1997.
How does Germany rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import?
Germany ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
172 places, 3,728 data points, 1997–2018
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