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

Malaysia: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import was 1.63 million t in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.63 million t
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
13th
of 159 countries
All-time high
2.10 million t
in 2007
All-time low
617,500 t
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2018

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1997200720181997: 693.6k t1998: 617.5k t1999: 1.2M t2000: 879.3k t2001: 879.3k t2002: 921.8k t2003: 1.3M t2004: 1.8M t2005: 1.8M t2006: 2.1M t2007: 2.1M t2008: 1.9M t2009: 1.9M t2010: 1.9M t2011: 1.3M t2012: 1.3M t2013: 1.3M t2014: 1.4M t2015: 1.4M t2016: 1.5M t2017: 1.5M t2018: 1.6M t

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

Analysis

In 2018, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Malaysia stood at 1.63 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Malaysia peaked at 2.10 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 617,500 t, in 1998.

Malaysia ranks 13th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity in Malaysia, 1997 to 2018.
Year t Change
1997 693,600 t
1998 617,500 t -11.0%
1999 1.22 million t +97.9%
2000 879,300 t -28.0%
2001 879,300 t +0.0%
2002 921,800 t +4.8%
2003 1.32 million t +43.3%
2004 1.80 million t +36.1%
2005 1.80 million t +0.0%
2006 2.07 million t +15.3%
2007 2.10 million t +1.3%
2008 1.87 million t -10.8%
2009 1.87 million t +0.0%
2010 1.87 million t +0.0%
2011 1.33 million t -29.2%
2012 1.33 million t +0.0%
2013 1.33 million t +0.0%
2014 1.43 million t +8.0%
2015 1.40 million t -2.6%
2016 1.50 million t +7.6%
2017 1.46 million t -2.6%
2018 1.63 million t +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 844,367 t 617,500 t 1.22 million t 3
2000s 1.55 million t 879,300 t 2.10 million t 10
2010s 1.47 million t 1.33 million t 1.87 million t 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 10 Canada 2.65 million t compare
  2. 11 T�rkiye 2.48 million t compare
  3. 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.17 million t compare
  4. 14 India 1.54 million t compare
  5. 15 Czechia 1.53 million t compare
  6. 16 Japan 1.29 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 Malaysia?
Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Malaysia was 1.63 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 2.10 million t in 2007.
What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 617,500 t in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import?
Malaysia ranks 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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