Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Tonga
Tonga: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 7.37 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 7.37 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Tonga peaked at 11.59 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8486 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1997.
Tonga ranks 64th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1984 | 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1985 | 2.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 3.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1989 | 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 2.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 2.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1995 | 2.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8486 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1998 | 2.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +170.2% |
| 1999 | 2.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 2.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 3.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.92 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 4.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 4.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 4.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | +112.4% |
| 2011 | 5.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 5.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 7.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 11.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 6.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2016 | 7.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 6.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 7.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 5.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 8.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 7.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 7.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7.37 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.77 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7.37 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.38 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +170.2% | 0.8486 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.29 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.84 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8486 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | 11.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 61 Dominica 8.82 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Malaysia 8.19 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 63 Bangladesh 7.56 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Bahamas 7.06 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Guatemala 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Sweden 6.82 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5155 % 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) -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Tonga?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Tonga was 7.37 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 11.59 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8486 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Tonga rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Tonga ranks 64th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.