Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
169th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0542 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
58
1966–2023
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0542 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1974.
Botswana ranks 169th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +747.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0264 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0337 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0247 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre | +223.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0467 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0542 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0535 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.038 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0457 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0422 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0378 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.035 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0396 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0402 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0381 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0421 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0438 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 1000 USD per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0987 1000 USD per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +747.7% | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +223.0% | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +90.2% | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +69.5% | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +68.5% | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1974 | -44.9% | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0206 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0337 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0433 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0542 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0407 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0438 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0421 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Turkmenistan 0.041 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Mozambique 0.0404 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Suriname 0.0386 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Afghanistan 0.0341 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 0.0273 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4736 % 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) 0 % 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 Botswana?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.039 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0542 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.