Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita (capita) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita (capita) was 0.0055 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0055 t per person for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0087 t per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1963.
Ecuador ranks 65th 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.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita (capita) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 t per person | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 0 t per person | -95.6% |
| 1964 | 0 t per person | +94.2% |
| 1965 | 0 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 t per person | +45.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 t per person | +4009.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 t per person | -58.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.001 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 t per person | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 t per person | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 t per person | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 t per person | +30.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 t per person | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 t per person | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 t per person | +34.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 t per person | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.004 t per person | +41.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 t per person | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 t per person | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 t per person | -73.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 t per person | +517.5% |
| 1993 | 0.002 t per person | -49.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 t per person | -66.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 t per person | -60.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 t per person | +84.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 t per person | +734.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 t per person | -30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 t per person | +35.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 t per person | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 t per person | +53.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.006 t per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 t per person | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 t per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 t per person | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.008 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0082 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.007 t per person | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 t per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 t per person | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0083 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 t per person | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 t per person | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 t per person | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 t per person | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 t per person | +20.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0055 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0034 t per person, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0055 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 t per person, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita (capita) in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +4009.0% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0023 t per person |
| 1998 | +734.7% | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0042 t per person |
| 1992 | +517.5% | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0039 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0068 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 t per person | 0.0063 t per person | 0.0087 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0058 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 62 Finland 0.0062 t per person compare
- 63 Costa Rica 0.0055 t per person compare
- 64 Mexico 0.0055 t per person compare
- 66 Faroe Islands 0.0055 t per person compare
- 67 New Caledonia 0.0053 t per person compare
- 68 Algeria 0.0049 t per person compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Ecuador?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0055 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 t per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.