Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 2009–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.3124 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Lesotho 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.2585 1000 USD per square kilometre | +414.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2916 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2461 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2167 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1948 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1398 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2989 1000 USD per square kilometre | +113.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2175 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1365 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1895 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3229 1000 USD per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0987 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +414.0% | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2585 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2378 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1398 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3124 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1652 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1341 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 140 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1674 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 141 Gambia 0.166 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Iceland 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 144 Australia 0.1288 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
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.1341 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3124 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.