Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0021 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Botswana, 2009–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in Botswana is 0.0021 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 55.1% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0123 t per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 137th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0123 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.006 t per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 t per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 t per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | -55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0123 t per square kilometre | 0.0123 t per square kilometre | 0.0123 t per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | 0.0045 t per square kilometre | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 t per square kilometre | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 134 Lesotho 0.0023 t per square kilometre compare
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0023 t per square kilometre compare
- 136 Ethiopia 0.0021 t per square kilometre compare
- 138 Benin 0.0019 t per square kilometre compare
- 139 Vanuatu 0.0019 t per square kilometre compare
- 140 Namibia 0.0019 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0088 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -14.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0043 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0021 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 t per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — 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.
Newsprint — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Newsprint — 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.