Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0191 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0191 t per person for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0268 t per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 t per person, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 t per person | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 t per person | +24.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 t per person | -20.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 t per person | +74.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 t per person | -22.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 t per person | -22.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.003 t per person | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 t per person | +66.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 t per person | -53.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 t per person | -24.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 t per person | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 t per person | -49.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 t per person | +71.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 t per person | +43.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 t per person | +50.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 t per person | +25.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 t per person | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 t per person | +39.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 t per person | +111.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 t per person | +30.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 t per person | -46.5% |
| 1990 | 0.005 t per person | +51.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 t per person | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 t per person | -51.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 t per person | +174.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 t per person | -41.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 t per person | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 t per person | +117.1% |
| 2002 | 0.008 t per person | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 0.012 t per person | +49.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0128 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0149 t per person | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 t per person | -51.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 t per person | +63.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 t per person | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 t per person | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0209 t per person | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.022 t per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0208 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0192 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0268 t per person | +39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.025 t per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0252 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0228 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0218 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 t per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0197 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 t per person | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0165 t per person | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0191 t per person | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0049 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0062 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0074 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 0.0176 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 t per person | 0.0192 t per person | 0.0268 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0179 t per person | 0.0152 t per person | 0.0197 t per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.47 % 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 2.74 % 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 0.0158 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0191 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 t per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 t per person in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.