Wood pulp — Import quantity in Turkey

Turkey: Wood pulp — Import quantity was 1.61 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.61 million t
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
9th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.68 million t
in 2022
All-time low
2,000 t
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wood pulp — Import quantity in Turkey, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wood pulp — import quantity in Turkey is 1.61 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood pulp — import quantity in Turkey peaked at 1.68 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,000 t, in 1967.

Turkey ranks 9th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Wood pulp — Import quantity in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Wood pulp — Import quantity in Turkey, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 6,700 t
1962 12,000 t +79.1%
1963 7,400 t -38.3%
1964 5,400 t -27.0%
1965 7,900 t +46.3%
1966 8,300 t +5.1%
1967 2,000 t -75.9%
1968 10,500 t +425.0%
1969 11,300 t +7.6%
1970 12,300 t +8.8%
1971 31,000 t +152.0%
1972 39,800 t +28.4%
1973 48,000 t +20.6%
1974 25,600 t -46.7%
1975 17,500 t -31.6%
1976 100,000 t +471.4%
1977 63,200 t -36.8%
1978 34,200 t -45.9%
1979 30,200 t -11.7%
1980 46,700 t +54.6%
1981 46,300 t -0.9%
1982 70,700 t +52.7%
1983 82,700 t +17.0%
1984 89,900 t +8.7%
1985 106,600 t +18.6%
1986 106,600 t +0.0%
1987 108,700 t +2.0%
1988 139,600 t +28.4%
1989 111,900 t -19.8%
1990 97,000 t -13.3%
1991 97,000 t +0.0%
1992 157,677 t +62.6%
1993 227,534 t +44.3%
1994 195,900 t -13.9%
1995 229,700 t +17.3%
1996 209,000 t -9.0%
1997 263,400 t +26.0%
1998 304,000 t +15.4%
1999 319,000 t +4.9%
2000 320,000 t +0.3%
2001 301,000 t -5.9%
2002 368,000 t +22.3%
2003 368,000 t +0.0%
2004 368,000 t +0.0%
2005 486,666 t +32.2%
2006 486,666 t +0.0%
2007 577,000 t +18.6%
2008 599,000 t +3.8%
2009 618,110 t +3.2%
2010 627,000 t +1.4%
2011 770,440 t +22.9%
2012 841,500 t +9.2%
2013 938,491 t +11.5%
2014 967,731 t +3.1%
2015 1.03 million t +6.4%
2016 1.15 million t +11.7%
2017 1.23 million t +6.7%
2018 1.26 million t +2.8%
2019 1.35 million t +6.7%
2020 1.42 million t +5.9%
2021 1.31 million t -8.1%
2022 1.68 million t +28.3%
2023 1.57 million t -6.2%
2024 1.61 million t +2.5%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 1.61 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,880 t, 330.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 1.61 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41,926 t, 38.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wood pulp — Import quantity in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +471.4% 17,500 t 100,000 t
1968 +425.0% 2,000 t 10,500 t
1971 +152.0% 12,300 t 31,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,944 t 2,000 t 12,000 t 9
1970s 40,180 t 12,300 t 100,000 t 10
1980s 90,970 t 46,300 t 139,600 t 10
1990s 210,021 t 97,000 t 319,000 t 10
2000s 449,244 t 301,000 t 618,110 t 10
2010s 1.02 million t 627,000 t 1.35 million t 10
2020s 1.52 million t 1.31 million t 1.68 million t 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 6 India 2.51 million t compare
  2. 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.08 million t compare
  3. 8 Republic of Korea 1.99 million t compare
  4. 9 Türkiye 1.61 million t compare
  5. 11 France 1.50 million t compare
  6. 12 Indonesia 1.37 million t compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood pulp — import quantity in Turkey?
Wood pulp — import quantity in Turkey was 1.61 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood pulp — import quantity recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.68 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest wood pulp — import quantity recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 2,000 t in 1967.
How does Turkey rank for wood pulp — import quantity?
Turkey ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is wood pulp — import quantity rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pulp — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wood pulp — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
247 places, 10,161 data points, 1961–2024
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