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Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Zambia

Zambia: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0013 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0013 t per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 124 countries
All-time high
0.0101 t per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.0013 t per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
42
1982–2023

Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1982–2023

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.011982200220231982: 0.01 t per square kilometre1983: 0.007 t per square kilometre1984: 0.004 t per square kilometre1985: 0.003 t per square kilometre1986: 0.007 t per square kilometre1987: 0.004 t per square kilometre1988: 0.003 t per square kilometre1989: 0.005 t per square kilometre1990: 0.003 t per square kilometre1991: 0.003 t per square kilometre1992: 0.003 t per square kilometre1993: 0.005 t per square kilometre1994: 0.003 t per square kilometre1995: 0.003 t per square kilometre1996: 0.003 t per square kilometre1997: 0.005 t per square kilometre1998: 0.003 t per square kilometre1999: 0.003 t per square kilometre2000: 0.003 t per square kilometre2001: 0.003 t per square kilometre2002: 0.003 t per square kilometre2003: 0.003 t per square kilometre2004: 0.003 t per square kilometre2005: 0.003 t per square kilometre2006: 0.003 t per square kilometre2007: 0.003 t per square kilometre2008: 0.003 t per square kilometre2009: 0.003 t per square kilometre2010: 0.003 t per square kilometre2011: 0.003 t per square kilometre2012: 0.003 t per square kilometre2013: 0.003 t per square kilometre2014: 0.003 t per square kilometre2015: 0.003 t per square kilometre2016: 0.003 t per square kilometre2017: 0.001 t per square kilometre2018: 0.001 t per square kilometre2019: 0.001 t per square kilometre2020: 0.001 t per square kilometre2021: 0.001 t per square kilometre2022: 0.001 t per square kilometre2023: 0.001 t per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.0013 t per square kilometre for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0101 t per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 t per square kilometre, in 2017.

That places Zambia 103rd out of 124 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 — Production, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year

Year t per square kilometre Change
1982 0.0101 t per square kilometre —
1983 0.0067 t per square kilometre -33.3%
1984 0.004 t per square kilometre -40.0%
1985 0.0027 t per square kilometre -33.3%
1986 0.0067 t per square kilometre +150.0%
1987 0.004 t per square kilometre -40.0%
1988 0.0027 t per square kilometre -33.3%
1989 0.0047 t per square kilometre +75.0%
1990 0.0026 t per square kilometre -45.7%
1991 0.0027 t per square kilometre +5.3%
1992 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0054 t per square kilometre +100.0%
1994 0.0027 t per square kilometre -50.0%
1995 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0052 t per square kilometre +95.0%
1998 0.0027 t per square kilometre -48.7%
1999 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0027 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0013 t per square kilometre -50.0%
2018 0.0013 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0013 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0013 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0013 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0013 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0013 t per square kilometre +0.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.0013 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0907 t per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.0013 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 t per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0052 t per square kilometre 0.0027 t per square kilometre 0.0101 t per square kilometre 8
1990s 0.0032 t per square kilometre 0.0026 t per square kilometre 0.0054 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0027 t per square kilometre 0.0027 t per square kilometre 0.0027 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0023 t per square kilometre 0.0013 t per square kilometre 0.0027 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0013 t per square kilometre 0.0013 t per square kilometre 0.0013 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 100 Libya 0.0034 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 101 Mozambique 0.0025 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 102 Sudan 0.0021 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 104 Mauritania 0.0011 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 105 Senegal 0.0007 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 106 Angola 0 t per square kilometre compare
  7. 106 Cameroon 0 t per square kilometre compare
  8. 106 Cyprus 0 t per square kilometre
  9. 106 Iceland 0 t per square kilometre
  10. 106 Jamaica 0 t per square kilometre compare
  11. 106 Kenya 0 t per square kilometre compare
  12. 106 Cambodia 0 t per square kilometre compare
  13. 106 Liechtenstein 0 t per square kilometre
  14. 106 Luxembourg 0 t per square kilometre compare
  15. 106 Malta 0 t per square kilometre
  16. 106 Mauritius 0 t per square kilometre
  17. 106 Nigeria 0 t per square kilometre compare
  18. 106 Panama 0 t per square kilometre compare
  19. 106 Seychelles 0 t per square kilometre
  20. 106 Tajikistan 0 t per square kilometre
  21. 106 Turkmenistan 0 t per square kilometre
  22. 106 Uganda 0 t per square kilometre compare
  23. 106 Yemen 0 t per square kilometre compare
  24. 106 Zimbabwe 0 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Zambia?
Paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0013 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0101 t per square kilometre in 1982.
What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 t per square kilometre in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
Zambia ranks 103rd out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
Is paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paper and paperboard — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
125 places, 5,721 data points, 1961–2023
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Paper and paperboard — Production 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.