Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Libya
Libya: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Libya stood at 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Libya peaked at 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Libya 152nd out of 184 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Libya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1971 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +110.6% |
| 1972 | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1973 | 0.045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +245.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0665 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0489 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0378 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0397 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0408 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0415 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0423 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0814 1000 USD per square kilometre | +92.4% |
| 1982 | 0.063 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0449 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0396 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0367 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0346 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0381 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0241 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0239 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0208 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0315 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0257 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0262 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0194 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0189 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0179 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0217 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0347 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0424 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0553 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +85.4% |
| 2009 | 0.108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1159 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0347 1000 USD per square kilometre | -70.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0809 1000 USD per square kilometre | +133.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0771 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 1000 USD per square kilometre | -60.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0309 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0333 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0477 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0803 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0556 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +84.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.77 1000 USD per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +245.7% | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.045 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0347 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0665 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0346 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0814 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0245 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0189 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0448 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.108 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.064 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0307 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1159 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.103 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0556 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 149 Kazakhstan 0.209 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 0.1895 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 151 Ethiopia 0.1623 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Zambia 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 154 Benin 0.1421 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 155 Burundi 0.1412 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.11 % 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) 2.32 % 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 Libya?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Libya was 0.1455 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1455 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Libya rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Libya ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.