Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 4.29 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Kiribati, 1990–2023
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 Kiribati is 4.29 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 175.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Kiribati peaked at 5.76 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 81st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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) — Import value, per in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.4716 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3083.3% |
| 1993 | 0.484 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9494 1000 USD per square kilometre | +96.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9494 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9494 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9494 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 2.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 1.56 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 2.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 4.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.7% |
| 2016 | 2.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2017 | 3.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2018 | 3.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | +98.6% |
| 2022 | 4.97 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 4.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4.29 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8653 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4.29 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.38 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Kiribati 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 | +3083.3% | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4716 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +102.7% | 2.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.42 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +98.6% | 2.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.76 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +96.2% | 0.484 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9494 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +62.1% | 1.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.28 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -49.2% | 4.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.25 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7213 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9494 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8617 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 78 French Polynesia 5.11 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 79 Armenia 5.02 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 80 Albania 4.4 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 82 Samoa 4.15 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 83 Finland 3.65 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 84 Morocco 3.58 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.16 % 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), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Kiribati?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Kiribati was 4.29 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Kiribati ranks 81st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.