Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0737 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Papua New Guinea 172nd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +150.6% |
| 1964 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1966 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | +109.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 1981 | 0.017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0133 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0137 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0136 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0275 1000 USD per square kilometre | +203.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0219 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0214 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0229 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0319 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0307 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0654 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0678 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0614 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0737 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0473 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0493 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0451 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0619 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0636 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0694 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0558 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8653 1000 USD per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.38 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +203.2% | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0275 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +150.6% | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0135 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0275 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0232 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0319 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0564 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.045 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0737 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0629 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0558 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0694 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 0.0671 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Suriname 0.0655 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Burkina Faso 0.0646 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Gabon 0.0532 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 174 Guyana 0.0511 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 175 Mongolia 0.0449 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Papua New Guinea was 0.0627 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0737 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.