Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 2.72 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 2.72 t per square kilometre for chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 8.69 t per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.29 t per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7.82 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 7.97 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 8.69 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 6.49 t per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1972 | 7.14 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 6.97 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 7.3 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 6.03 t per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 6.87 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 6.21 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 6.38 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 6.45 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.71 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 5.71 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.79 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 5.28 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 5.41 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.2 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 5.75 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 7.14 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 7.18 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.27 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 6.79 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 6.57 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 7.03 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 6.44 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 6.64 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 6.78 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.55 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 6.76 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.4 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 6.58 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.81 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.04 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 6.09 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.1 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 5.95 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.95 t per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 5.03 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.66 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 3.8 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 3.71 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.55 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.51 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 3.83 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.05 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3 t per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 2.29 t per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 3.04 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 2.72 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9 t per square kilometre | 7.82 t per square kilometre | 7.97 t per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.85 t per square kilometre | 6.03 t per square kilometre | 8.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 t per square kilometre | 4.79 t per square kilometre | 7.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.65 t per square kilometre | 6.4 t per square kilometre | 7.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.48 t per square kilometre | 3.46 t per square kilometre | 6.81 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 t per square kilometre | 3.3 t per square kilometre | 4.1 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 t per square kilometre | 2.29 t per square kilometre | 3.04 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- Chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 2.72 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 t per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.