Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0011 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0011 t per person.
That represents a change of down 42.0% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0034 t per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per person, in 1987.
Nigeria ranks 157th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 t per person | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 t per person | +22.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 t per person | +43.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 t per person | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 t per person | +31.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 t per person | +58.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 t per person | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 t per person | -27.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 t per person | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 t per person | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 t per person | +45.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 t per person | -17.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 t per person | +105.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 t per person | -35.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 t per person | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 t per person | -53.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 t per person | -67.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 t per person | +418.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 t per person | -52.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 t per person | +68.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 t per person | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 0.001 t per person | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.001 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 t per person | -42.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 t per person | +63.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 t per person | +53.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 t per person | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 t per person | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 t per person | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.002 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 t per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 t per person | +49.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 t per person | -56.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 t per person | +94.0% |
| 2014 | 0.003 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 t per person | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 t per person | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 t per person | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 t per person | -37.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 t per person | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 t per person | -42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -40.75 % 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 -44.43 % 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 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria?
- Paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0011 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 t per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per person in 1987.
- How does Nigeria rank for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.