Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.2255 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.2255 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Australia 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0122 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0123 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0188 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0265 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0333 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0252 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0355 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1978 | 0.034 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0428 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0551 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0645 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0451 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0554 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0605 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0945 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1067 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1067 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0943 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0932 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.155 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1717 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1337 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1257 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1397 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1467 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1104 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1203 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1312 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1577 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.173 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1707 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1757 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1962 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1602 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2126 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2255 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1834 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1787 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1507 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1546 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1422 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1286 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1276 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1362 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1533 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.53 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6966 1000 USD per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0428 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0661 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1067 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1248 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0932 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1717 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1542 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1104 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1962 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1722 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1286 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2255 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1365 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1276 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1533 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 141 Gambia 0.166 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Iceland 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Lesotho 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 145 Ethiopia 0.1229 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Bhutan 0.1161 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 Zambia 0.1093 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2255 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Paper and paperboard — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.