Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in India

India: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0007 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0007 t per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
147th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.001 t per person
in 2017
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in India, 1961–2024

0000.0010.0010.001196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0007 t per person for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in India peaked at 0.001 t per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1971.

That places India 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 India, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in India, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0 t per person
1962 0 t per person -9.4%
1963 0 t per person +29.7%
1964 0 t per person -49.4%
1965 0 t per person +91.1%
1966 0 t per person -4.4%
1967 0 t per person -38.2%
1968 0 t per person -7.7%
1969 0 t per person -41.3%
1970 0 t per person -8.7%
1971 0 t per person -30.1%
1972 0 t per person +487.0%
1973 0 t per person -51.9%
1974 0 t per person +1.0%
1975 0 t per person -56.8%
1976 0 t per person -2.3%
1977 0 t per person -9.6%
1978 0 t per person -2.3%
1979 0 t per person +376.8%
1980 0 t per person -2.4%
1981 0.0001 t per person +536.5%
1982 0.0001 t per person -48.8%
1983 0.0001 t per person -6.3%
1984 0.0001 t per person +2.6%
1985 0.0001 t per person +4.7%
1986 0 t per person -49.8%
1987 0 t per person -61.1%
1988 0 t per person +99.8%
1989 0.0001 t per person +178.3%
1990 0 t per person -59.0%
1991 0 t per person -73.8%
1992 0 t per person +147.1%
1993 0.0001 t per person +522.4%
1994 0.0001 t per person -32.9%
1995 0 t per person -67.4%
1996 0.0001 t per person +315.4%
1997 0.0001 t per person -26.0%
1998 0.0002 t per person +216.7%
1999 0.0002 t per person -23.2%
2000 0.0001 t per person -34.2%
2001 0.0001 t per person -29.7%
2002 0.0001 t per person +12.6%
2003 0.0001 t per person -5.8%
2004 0.0001 t per person +32.6%
2005 0.0003 t per person +159.6%
2006 0.0003 t per person -3.4%
2007 0.0004 t per person +27.5%
2008 0.0004 t per person +6.3%
2009 0.0004 t per person +5.6%
2010 0.0002 t per person -40.7%
2011 0.0003 t per person +36.9%
2012 0.0003 t per person +4.7%
2013 0.0005 t per person +33.3%
2014 0.0005 t per person +18.9%
2015 0.0005 t per person -3.6%
2016 0.0007 t per person +29.8%
2017 0.001 t per person +42.7%
2018 0.0007 t per person -24.7%
2019 0.0008 t per person +10.2%
2020 0.0004 t per person -43.5%
2021 0.0004 t per person -0.7%
2022 0.0006 t per person +25.8%
2023 0.0007 t per person +33.5%
2024 0.0007 t per person -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 9
1970s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 10
1980s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
2000s 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0004 t per person 10
2010s 0.0006 t per person 0.0002 t per person 0.001 t per person 10
2020s 0.0006 t per person 0.0004 t per person 0.0007 t per person 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 144 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 t per person compare
  2. 145 Grenada 0.0008 t per person compare
  3. 146 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0007 t per person compare
  4. 148 Bangladesh 0.0007 t per person compare
  5. 149 Zambia 0.0007 t per person compare
  6. 150 Solomon Islands 0.0006 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in India?
Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in India was 0.0007 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.001 t per person in 2017.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1971.
How does India rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
India ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India 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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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

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,579 data points, 1961–2024
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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.