Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0026 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0026 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0041 t per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per person, in 1962.
That places Papua New Guinea 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 t per person | +212.9% |
| 1964 | 0.001 t per person | +28.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 t per person | -58.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 t per person | +19.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 t per person | +38.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 t per person | +198.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 t per person | -36.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 t per person | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 t per person | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 t per person | +67.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 t per person | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 t per person | +32.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 t per person | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 t per person | -34.4% |
| 1983 | 0.003 t per person | +27.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 t per person | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 t per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 t per person | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 t per person | +40.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 t per person | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 0.002 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 t per person | -66.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 t per person | +127.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 t per person | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 t per person | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 t per person | +154.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 t per person | -36.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 t per person | +91.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 t per person | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 t per person | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 t per person | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 t per person | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 t per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 t per person | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 t per person | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.002 t per person | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 t per person | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 t per person | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 t per person | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.002 t per person | -37.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 t per person | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 t per person | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.23 % 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 5.05 % 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 0.0023 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0026 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 t per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per person in 1962.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.