Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Benin
Benin: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Benin is 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Benin peaked at 0.1569 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 154th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +197.9% |
| 1975 | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3842.0% |
| 1976 | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0129 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0129 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +121.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0188 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0287 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0229 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0136 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0287 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0297 1000 USD per square kilometre | +205.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0375 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +191.2% |
| 2000 | 0.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1285 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1569 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0841 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0841 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0582 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0968 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0863 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1553 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1266 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1379 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1284 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0855 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 0.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1225 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1049 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0984 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.097 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.126 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1183 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8653 1000 USD per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1433 1000 USD per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +3842.0% | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +205.2% | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0297 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0177 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0287 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1093 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1028 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0582 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1569 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1189 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0855 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1553 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1208 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.097 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 151 Ethiopia 0.1623 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Libya 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Zambia 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 155 Burundi 0.1412 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Somalia 0.1282 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 157 Guinea 0.1247 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.94 % 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 primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Benin?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Benin was 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1569 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Benin ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import 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) — 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — 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
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — 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.