Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0047 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Ghana is 0.0047 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 74.8% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0076 t per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per person, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 120th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 t per person | +60.0% |
| 1964 | 0.003 t per person | +88.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 t per person | +56.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 t per person | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.003 t per person | -43.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 t per person | -22.5% |
| 1969 | 0.002 t per person | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 t per person | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 t per person | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 t per person | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 t per person | +63.9% |
| 1974 | 0.004 t per person | +71.9% |
| 1975 | 0.003 t per person | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 t per person | -58.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 t per person | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 t per person | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 t per person | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 t per person | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 t per person | +55.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 t per person | -63.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 t per person | +67.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 t per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 t per person | +83.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 t per person | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 t per person | +72.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 t per person | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 t per person | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 t per person | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 t per person | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 0.001 t per person | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 t per person | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 t per person | -37.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 t per person | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 t per person | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 t per person | +74.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 t per person | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 t per person | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 t per person | +30.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 t per person | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 t per person | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 t per person | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.003 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 t per person | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 t per person | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 t per person | +66.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 t per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 t per person | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 t per person | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 t per person | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0047 t per person | +74.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 0.0076 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0066 t per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 78.11 % 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 30.08 % 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 0.0039 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Ghana?
- Paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Ghana was 0.0047 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 t per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per person in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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)
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
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.