Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita (paper) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita (paper) was 0.0573 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0573 t per person for other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0625 t per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 t per person, in 1986.
That places New Zealand 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita (paper) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 t per person | -29.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 t per person | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0061 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0071 t per person | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 t per person | -34.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 t per person | -29.5% |
| 1968 | 0.005 t per person | +52.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 t per person | -21.9% |
| 1970 | 0.004 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 t per person | +125.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 t per person | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 t per person | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 t per person | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 0.004 t per person | -24.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 t per person | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 t per person | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 t per person | +33.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 t per person | -30.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 t per person | -33.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 t per person | +34.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 t per person | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 t per person | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 0.004 t per person | +64.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 t per person | +81.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 t per person | -24.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0406 t per person | +610.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0214 t per person | -47.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 t per person | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0319 t per person | +26.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0282 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0255 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0375 t per person | +47.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0404 t per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0461 t per person | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0492 t per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0494 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0576 t per person | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0543 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0552 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0566 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0573 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0454 t per person | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0503 t per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0558 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0466 t per person | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.051 t per person | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 t per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0528 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0594 t per person | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0574 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0609 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0625 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0601 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.061 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0567 t per person | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0465 t per person | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0573 t per person | +23.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0573 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0298 t per person, 1.9× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0573 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.002 t per person, 28.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita (paper) in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +610.2% | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0406 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0071 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0086 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0073 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 0.0406 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0526 t per person | 0.0454 t per person | 0.0576 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 t per person | 0.0466 t per person | 0.0625 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0563 t per person | 0.0465 t per person | 0.061 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in New Zealand?
- Other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0573 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0625 t per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 t per person in 1986.
- How does New Zealand rank for other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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)
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
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.