Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Japan
Japan: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import was 1.29 million t in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Japan, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.29 million t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in 2018.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Japan peaked at 2.44 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 770,000 t, in 1999.
That places Japan 16th 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.
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 985,200 t | — |
| 1998 | 829,300 t | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 770,000 t | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million t | +34.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million t | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.24 million t | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million t | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million t | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million t | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.43 million t | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 1.36 million t | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million t | +41.6% |
| 2010 | 1.93 million t | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.28 million t | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 2.44 million t | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.08 million t | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million t | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.76 million t | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million t | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million t | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million t | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 861,500 t | 770,000 t | 985,200 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million t | 1.03 million t | 1.93 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million t | 1.29 million t | 2.44 million t | 9 |
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More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 758 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 481 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Japan?
- Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Japan was 1.29 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 770,000 t in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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/