Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Palau
Palau: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Palau, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Palau stood at 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Palau peaked at 5.38 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Palau 92nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Palau, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1994 | 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1995 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.56 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | +70.4% |
| 2014 | 5.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 4.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 3.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 5.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | +74.0% |
| 2019 | 4.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 3.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 4.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 3.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 2023 | 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.61 1000 USD per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.38 1000 USD per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +74.0% | 3.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.38 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +70.4% | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.57 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +45.5% | 2.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +44.8% | 3.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.95 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -38.6% | 4.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.04 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -32.8% | 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 89 Tunisia 2.7 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 90 Fiji 2.61 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 91 India 2.61 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 93 Cambodia 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 94 Guam 2.54 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 95 Egypt 2.21 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Palau?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Palau was 2.59 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Palau rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Palau ranks 92nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.