Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wrapping papers — Import quantity was 36,683 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 36,683 t for wrapping papers — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 65.1% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wrapping papers — import quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 50,830 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,545 t, in 2006.
Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20,300 t | — |
| 2002 | 27,710 t | +36.5% |
| 2003 | 25,817 t | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 44,961 t | +74.2% |
| 2005 | 31,481 t | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 15,545 t | -50.6% |
| 2007 | 50,830 t | +227.0% |
| 2008 | 27,419 t | -46.1% |
| 2009 | 17,136 t | -37.5% |
| 2010 | 29,953 t | +74.8% |
| 2011 | 26,680 t | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 23,632 t | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 19,393 t | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 27,475 t | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 29,512 t | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 26,472 t | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 37,348 t | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 45,726 t | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 36,226 t | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 39,117 t | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 33,003 t | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 25,611 t | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 22,217 t | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 36,683 t | +65.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 36,683 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,594 t, 3.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 36,683 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 19,495 t, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Sri Lanka 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +227.0% | 15,545 t | 50,830 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,022 t | 15,545 t | 50,830 t | 9 |
| 2010s | 30,242 t | 19,393 t | 45,726 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,326 t | 22,217 t | 39,117 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wrapping papers — import quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Wrapping papers — import quantity in Sri Lanka was 36,683 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wrapping papers — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 50,830 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest wrapping papers — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,545 t in 2006.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wrapping papers — import quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wrapping papers — import quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en