Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import was 1.18 million t in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Saudi Arabia, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.18 million t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in 2018.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.91 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 389,000 t, in 1997.
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 389,000 t | — |
| 1998 | 463,500 t | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 498,800 t | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 459,400 t | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 474,400 t | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 451,400 t | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 451,400 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 718,382 t | +59.1% |
| 2005 | 718,382 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 718,382 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million t | +57.9% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million t | +42.0% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million t | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.85 million t | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.75 million t | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.91 million t | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million t | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million t | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million t | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million t | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 450,433 t | 389,000 t | 498,800 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 834,815 t | 451,400 t | 1.61 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million t | 1.13 million t | 1.91 million t | 9 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.12 % 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 0.0392 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.09 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Saudi Arabia was 1.18 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 389,000 t in 1997.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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/