Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Australia
Australia: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0326 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0326 t per person for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0796 t per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 t per person, in 1962.
Australia ranks 48th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0417 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0289 t per person | -30.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0319 t per person | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.035 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0382 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0358 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0375 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0392 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0382 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0383 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0395 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0347 t per person | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0388 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0453 t per person | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0469 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0311 t per person | -33.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0437 t per person | +40.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0383 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0435 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0473 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0471 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0492 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0338 t per person | -31.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0406 t per person | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0512 t per person | +26.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0444 t per person | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0422 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0559 t per person | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0565 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0529 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0444 t per person | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0441 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0543 t per person | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0585 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0747 t per person | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0609 t per person | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0617 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.069 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0694 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0735 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0594 t per person | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0642 t per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0694 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0785 t per person | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0796 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0758 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0716 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.077 t per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.064 t per person | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0773 t per person | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0724 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.068 t per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0627 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0616 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0584 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0556 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 t per person | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0477 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0352 t per person | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0331 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.029 t per person | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0326 t per person | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0363 t per person | 0.0289 t per person | 0.0417 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.04 t per person | 0.0311 t per person | 0.0469 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0468 t per person | 0.0338 t per person | 0.0565 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.059 t per person | 0.0441 t per person | 0.0747 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0713 t per person | 0.0594 t per person | 0.0796 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0599 t per person | 0.0444 t per person | 0.0773 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0341 t per person | 0.029 t per person | 0.0408 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 45 Andorra 0.0368 t per person compare
- 46 Cayman Islands 0.035 t per person compare
- 47 Malaysia 0.0339 t per person compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 0.0307 t per person compare
- 50 El Salvador 0.0303 t per person compare
- 51 Djibouti 0.0302 t per person compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.035 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Australia?
- Paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Australia was 0.0326 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0796 t per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 t per person in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 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
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.