Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.5079 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.5079 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.705 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Saudi Arabia 110th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, 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 value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +162.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0337 1000 USD per square kilometre | +134.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0285 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0498 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0566 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0392 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0342 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0478 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0591 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0554 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0238 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 1000 USD per square kilometre | +113.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1151 1000 USD per square kilometre | +127.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0738 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1105 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1989 1000 USD per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1075 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1402 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2478 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1913 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1703 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1518 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1516 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2223 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2242 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2254 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6256 1000 USD per square kilometre | +177.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6216 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6208 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4922 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5766 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5724 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5717 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5601 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5702 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4714 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4444 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4411 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3985 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.458 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.705 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5079 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5079 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.53 1000 USD per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5079 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 1000 USD per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +177.6% | 0.2254 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6256 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0338 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0447 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0238 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0591 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1461 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0506 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2478 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3205 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1516 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6256 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5203 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4411 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5766 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5173 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3985 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.705 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 107 Nicaragua 0.5231 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kenya 0.5188 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 109 French Polynesia 0.5177 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Indonesia 0.5067 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 112 Colombia 0.5006 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Uzbekistan 0.4604 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % 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) 5.3 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.5079 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.705 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 110th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.