Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0791 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0791 1000 USD per square kilometre for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 60.7% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1474 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Vanuatu 154th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | +773.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0201 1000 USD per square kilometre | +135.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0765 1000 USD per square kilometre | +86.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0643 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0729 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0371 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0371 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0309 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.033 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0524 1000 USD per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0545 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0506 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0495 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0814 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0474 1000 USD per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0555 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.053 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0289 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +177.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1474 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0492 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0791 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0791 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3229 1000 USD per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0791 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6966 1000 USD per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +773.3% | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0122 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0226 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0478 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0309 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0765 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0589 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0289 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0974 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0492 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1474 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 151 Benin 0.0943 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.0913 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Belize 0.0792 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 155 Brazil 0.0782 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Madagascar 0.0739 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 157 Libya 0.0651 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9698 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0791 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1474 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.