Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 33.1%
World rank
132nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3498 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.1% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3498 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
Zimbabwe ranks 132nd of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0197 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0197 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0186 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0255 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0208 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0463 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0621 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0409 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0289 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0262 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0262 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0225 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0429 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0173 1000 USD per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0153 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0386 1000 USD per square kilometre | +153.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0381 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0824 1000 USD per square kilometre | +116.0% |
| 1993 | 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -81.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0232 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0465 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0589 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0607 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0411 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0857 1000 USD per square kilometre | +148.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0857 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0857 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0873 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0664 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0595 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +145.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1268 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1462 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1347 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1412 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1482 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2177 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1636 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2174 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3498 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3229 1000 USD per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0987 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +153.3% | 0.0153 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0386 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +148.6% | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0857 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +145.4% | 0.0595 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.146 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +116.0% | 0.0381 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0824 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +100.7% | 0.0232 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0465 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0221 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0329 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0621 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0442 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0824 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0608 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0873 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1544 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1268 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2177 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2302 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3498 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 129 Myanmar 0.2708 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 130 American Samoa 0.25 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 131 Argentina 0.2423 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Togo 0.2269 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kiribati 0.2259 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 135 Palau 0.2239 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.29 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- Paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.2342 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3498 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 132nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.