Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Zambia
Zambia: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Zambia peaked at 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Zambia 153rd 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4533.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0221 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0289 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1976 | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0182 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0183 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0301 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0167 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1994 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -63.9% |
| 1995 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 1996 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre | +226.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0163 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +451.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0571 1000 USD per square kilometre | +99.8% |
| 2009 | 0.053 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0658 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0798 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0492 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0724 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0959 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0522 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0814 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0986 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1396 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8653 1000 USD per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1433 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +4533.3% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +451.3% | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +226.0% | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0289 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0243 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0571 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0759 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0492 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1041 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1184 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 150 Sierra Leone 0.1895 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 151 Ethiopia 0.1623 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Libya 0.1455 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
- 156 Somalia 0.1282 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Zambia?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in Zambia was 0.1445 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1445 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- Zambia ranks 153rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.