Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita (paper) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita (paper) was 0.0018 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0018 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 117.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0031 t per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 t per person, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 129th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita (paper) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0019 t per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0009 t per person | -56.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 t per person | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 t per person | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 t per person | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.003 t per person | +72.6% |
| 2018 | 0.003 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 t per person | -43.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 t per person | +50.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 t per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 t per person | -66.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 t per person | +117.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0018 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 t per person, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0018 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 t per person, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.002 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 126 Mauritania 0.0021 t per person compare
- 127 Cameroon 0.0019 t per person compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 0.0018 t per person compare
- 130 Yemen 0.0018 t per person compare
- 131 Gabon 0.0018 t per person compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 0.0016 t per person compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % 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 -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Lesotho?
- Other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0018 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 t per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 t per person in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.