Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 7.28 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia stood at 7.28 1000 USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.79 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.43 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 8.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1994 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 10.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 9.56 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 7.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 6.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 4.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 5.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 2.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 4.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 4.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 2.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 7 1000 USD per square kilometre | +188.7% |
| 2022 | 8.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 7.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7.28 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 1000 USD per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7.28 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.44 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +188.7% | 2.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -43.2% | 5.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.88 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +41.3% | 2.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.08 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +40.8% | 7.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10.45 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -30.3% | 4.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.87 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +26.9% | 7 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.89 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 34 Slovakia 7.94 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cyprus 7.73 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 36 Costa Rica 7.63 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 38 British Virgin Islands 6.98 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 39 Nauru 6.75 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 40 Qatar 6.69 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5008 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 7.28 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.79 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.