Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Asia

Asia: Wrapping papers — Import quantity was 2.84 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.84 million t
Change on year
up 14.8%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
3.10 million t
in 2021
All-time low
610,703 t
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Asia, 1998–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1998201120241998: 610.7k t1999: 879.2k t2000: 1.9M t2001: 1.8M t2002: 2.2M t2003: 2.2M t2004: 2.3M t2005: 2.1M t2006: 1.8M t2007: 1.9M t2008: 1.8M t2009: 1.7M t2010: 2.1M t2011: 2.1M t2012: 2.0M t2013: 1.9M t2014: 2.0M t2015: 2.0M t2016: 2.2M t2017: 2.5M t2018: 2.7M t2019: 2.6M t2020: 2.9M t2021: 3.1M t2022: 2.8M t2023: 2.5M t2024: 2.8M t

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 2.84 million t for wrapping papers — import quantity in 2024.

That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wrapping papers — import quantity in Asia peaked at 3.10 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 610,703 t, in 1998.

That places Asia 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Asia, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 610,703 t —
1999 879,207 t +44.0%
2000 1.86 million t +111.9%
2001 1.77 million t -4.9%
2002 2.19 million t +23.8%
2003 2.18 million t -0.8%
2004 2.32 million t +6.4%
2005 2.13 million t -8.1%
2006 1.79 million t -15.7%
2007 1.91 million t +6.8%
2008 1.79 million t -6.5%
2009 1.67 million t -6.9%
2010 2.09 million t +25.5%
2011 2.05 million t -1.7%
2012 1.99 million t -3.2%
2013 1.86 million t -6.4%
2014 2.01 million t +8.2%
2015 1.95 million t -3.0%
2016 2.19 million t +12.3%
2017 2.50 million t +14.1%
2018 2.70 million t +8.0%
2019 2.60 million t -4.0%
2020 2.94 million t +13.3%
2021 3.10 million t +5.5%
2022 2.79 million t -10.1%
2023 2.47 million t -11.4%
2024 2.84 million t +14.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Asia 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
2000 +111.9% 879,207 t 1.86 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 744,955 t 610,703 t 879,207 t 2
2000s 1.96 million t 1.67 million t 2.32 million t 10
2010s 2.20 million t 1.86 million t 2.70 million t 10
2020s 2.83 million t 2.47 million t 3.10 million t 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Germany 853,323 t compare
  2. 2 China 759,757 t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 657,388 t compare
  4. 4 Poland 577,054 t compare
  5. 5 United States 544,953 t compare
  6. 6 Mexico 541,839 t compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wrapping papers — import quantity in Asia?
Wrapping papers — import quantity in Asia was 2.84 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wrapping papers — import quantity recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3.10 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest wrapping papers — import quantity recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 610,703 t in 1998.
How does Asia rank for wrapping papers — import quantity?
Asia ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is wrapping papers — import quantity rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wrapping papers — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wrapping papers — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
263 places, 6,155 data points, 1998–2024
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