Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 135.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 177th 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +322.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +244.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +98.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 2008 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 2016 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +121.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0111 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3229 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0987 1000 USD per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +322.1% | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +244.8% | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 174 Sudan 0.0228 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 175 Mongolia 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 176 Somalia 0.0131 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 178 Greenland 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 179 Mali 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 180 Eritrea 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6871 % 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 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0112 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 177th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.