Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0016 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Ghana is 0.0016 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 124.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0035 t per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1996.
That places Ghana 120th 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 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 t per person | -29.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 t per person | +95.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 t per person | +89.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 t per person | -27.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.001 t per person | +69.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 t per person | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 t per person | -44.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 t per person | +45.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 t per person | -51.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 t per person | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 t per person | +36.7% |
| 1974 | 0.001 t per person | +153.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 t per person | -34.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 t per person | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 t per person | -30.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 t per person | +56.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 t per person | -70.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 t per person | +236.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 t per person | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 t per person | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 t per person | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 t per person | -39.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 t per person | +125.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 t per person | -43.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 t per person | -83.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 t per person | +739.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 t per person | +33.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 t per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 t per person | -43.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 t per person | +156.9% |
| 2004 | 0.001 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 t per person | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 t per person | +58.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 t per person | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.001 t per person | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 t per person | +40.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 t per person | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 t per person | +115.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 t per person | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 t per person | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 t per person | -35.8% |
| 2022 | 0.001 t per person | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 t per person | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 t per person | +124.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 128.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0015 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 69.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0027 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Ghana?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Ghana was 0.0016 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 t per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.