Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per was 0.1376 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Saudi Arabia, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.1376 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 27.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1906 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1982.
Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +586.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +172.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +88.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0473 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1935.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | -97.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +729.5% |
| 1995 | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +181.4% |
| 1999 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0554 1000 USD per square kilometre | +556.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0915 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0915 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0915 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1135 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1174 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1103 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1153 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1156 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1096 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 0.134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1906 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1887 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1376 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1376 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.44 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1376 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.448 1000 USD per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1935.6% | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0473 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +729.5% | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +586.9% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +556.6% | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0554 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +181.4% | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +172.4% | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0473 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0379 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0915 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1179 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1088 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1627 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.134 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1906 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 118 Malawi 0.1508 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 119 Argentina 0.1433 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 120 Colombia 0.1379 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 122 Bermuda 0.1296 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 123 Iraq 0.1241 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 124 Belize 0.124 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 primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Saudi Arabia was 0.1376 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1906 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export 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
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export 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.