Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 0.5502 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Lesotho, 1982–2023
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 Lesotho is 0.5502 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Lesotho peaked at 0.7279 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Lesotho 135th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.2141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +546.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0967 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0.0523 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.5899 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1028.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7279 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6708 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5288 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4961 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.448 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4406 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5979 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6317 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6477 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6437 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6422 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5502 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5502 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8653 1000 USD per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5502 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1433 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1028.5% | 0.0523 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5899 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +546.1% | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2141 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -100.0% | 0.0967 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1442 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2141 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1511 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0523 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5779 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4406 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7279 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.564 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6437 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 132 Vanuatu 0.6656 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Canada 0.6504 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Algeria 0.6241 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4646 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 137 Paraguay 0.4512 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.4502 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % 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)
- 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 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Lesotho?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Lesotho was 0.5502 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7279 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.