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

Nigeria: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0008 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0008 t per person
Change on year
down 44.4%
World rank
141st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.002 t per person
in 2020
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0008 t per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.4% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.002 t per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1987.

Nigeria ranks 141st of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Nigeria, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0002 t per person
1962 0.0002 t per person -30.1%
1963 0.0002 t per person +8.9%
1964 0.0001 t per person -24.1%
1965 0.0002 t per person +47.5%
1966 0.0002 t per person -15.3%
1967 0.0002 t per person -4.3%
1968 0.0002 t per person +42.4%
1969 0.0003 t per person +24.5%
1970 0.0005 t per person +51.1%
1971 0.0006 t per person +25.6%
1972 0.0003 t per person -40.6%
1973 0.0006 t per person +75.8%
1974 0.0006 t per person +4.8%
1975 0.0005 t per person -26.2%
1976 0.0009 t per person +91.3%
1977 0.0008 t per person -8.9%
1978 0.0008 t per person +3.0%
1979 0.0006 t per person -28.3%
1980 0.0006 t per person -3.5%
1981 0.0011 t per person +99.3%
1982 0.0005 t per person -57.6%
1983 0.0005 t per person -2.6%
1984 0.0005 t per person +15.9%
1985 0.0006 t per person +8.7%
1986 0.0002 t per person -61.5%
1987 0 t per person -96.6%
1988 0.0009 t per person +11737.6%
1989 0.0004 t per person -59.4%
1990 0.0007 t per person +94.6%
1991 0.0007 t per person -2.6%
1992 0.0006 t per person -11.3%
1993 0.0005 t per person -24.6%
1994 0.0004 t per person -12.9%
1995 0.0001 t per person -82.3%
1996 0.0001 t per person +39.1%
1997 0.0004 t per person +262.5%
1998 0.0007 t per person +93.0%
1999 0.0005 t per person -24.0%
2000 0.0009 t per person +59.1%
2001 0.0008 t per person -4.0%
2002 0.0009 t per person +4.5%
2003 0.0009 t per person +5.4%
2004 0.001 t per person +7.1%
2005 0.001 t per person -2.7%
2006 0.0009 t per person -2.7%
2007 0.0007 t per person -21.9%
2008 0.0009 t per person +30.7%
2009 0.0009 t per person -6.3%
2010 0.001 t per person +9.9%
2011 0.0015 t per person +50.6%
2012 0.0005 t per person -64.8%
2013 0.0014 t per person +175.2%
2014 0.0015 t per person +4.4%
2015 0.0013 t per person -13.6%
2016 0.001 t per person -22.3%
2017 0.0015 t per person +49.2%
2018 0.0013 t per person -10.3%
2019 0.0016 t per person +20.2%
2020 0.002 t per person +24.2%
2021 0.0013 t per person -32.9%
2022 0.0015 t per person +9.8%
2023 0.0015 t per person +1.1%
2024 0.0008 t per person -44.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0003 t per person 9
1970s 0.0006 t per person 0.0003 t per person 0.0009 t per person 10
1980s 0.0005 t per person 0 t per person 0.0011 t per person 10
1990s 0.0005 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0007 t per person 10
2000s 0.0009 t per person 0.0007 t per person 0.001 t per person 10
2010s 0.0013 t per person 0.0005 t per person 0.0016 t per person 10
2020s 0.0014 t per person 0.0008 t per person 0.002 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 138 Bhutan 0.0008 t per person compare
  2. 139 Zimbabwe 0.0008 t per person compare
  3. 140 Palestine, State of 0.0008 t per person compare
  4. 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0008 t per person compare
  5. 143 Indonesia 0.0008 t per person compare
  6. 144 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria?
Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0008 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.002 t per person in 2020.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1987.
How does Nigeria rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 141st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria 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.