Other paper: Import value, per capita … capita value in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other paper: Import value, per capita … capita value was 0.0022 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value in Jamaica, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Jamaica is 0.0022 1000 USD per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 741.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Jamaica peaked at 0.0121 1000 USD per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 USD per person, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other paper: Import value, per capita … capita value in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | +34.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -79.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +116.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 1000 USD per person | +156.2% |
| 1980 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +48.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | -38.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | +40.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -36.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 1000 USD per person | +150.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0121 1000 USD per person | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 1000 USD per person | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | -43.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -74.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | +32.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -45.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -57.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -42.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +500.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -75.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +116.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -71.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +317.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -87.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +455.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -55.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -39.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +45.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +741.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0022 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 USD per person, 5.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0022 1000 USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 1000 USD per person, 6.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper: Import value, per capita … capita value in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +741.1% | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0022 1000 USD per person |
| 2006 | +500.7% | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person |
| 2016 | +455.8% | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person |
| 2013 | +317.3% | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0047 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | 0.0121 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0102 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Jamaica?
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Jamaica was 0.0022 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 1000 USD per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 USD per person in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 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, not elsewhere specified — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 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, not elsewhere specified — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.