Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita (capita) in Botswana
Botswana: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita (capita) was 0.0036 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Botswana, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.0036 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0113 t per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 t per person, in 2013.
That places Botswana 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita (capita) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0026 t per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0029 t per person | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 t per person | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 t per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 t per person | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 t per person | +59.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 t per person | +93.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 t per person | +53.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 t per person | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0113 t per person | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 t per person | -59.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 t per person | -21.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0036 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0034 t per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0036 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 t per person, 9.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0069 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0113 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 84 Dominica 0.0039 t per person compare
- 85 Seychelles 0.0038 t per person compare
- 86 Greenland 0.0037 t per person compare
- 88 British Virgin Islands 0.0034 t per person compare
- 89 American Samoa 0.0034 t per person compare
- 90 Palau 0.0033 t per person compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % 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 0.3323 % 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 printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Botswana?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Botswana was 0.0036 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 t per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 t per person in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.