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

Portugal: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0148 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0148 t per person
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
25th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0292 t per person
in 2004
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

00.010.020.03196119922024

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.0148 t per person for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0292 t per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1961.

Portugal ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0 t per person
1962 0.0001 t per person +495.7%
1963 0.0001 t per person -0.4%
1964 0.0002 t per person +149.9%
1965 0.0002 t per person +0.4%
1966 0.0002 t per person -6.0%
1967 0.0002 t per person +36.6%
1968 0.0002 t per person +11.0%
1969 0.0002 t per person -18.3%
1970 0.0002 t per person -11.0%
1971 0.0002 t per person +20.5%
1972 0.0001 t per person -38.8%
1973 0.0003 t per person +136.3%
1974 0.0003 t per person +2.4%
1975 0.0003 t per person -18.0%
1976 0 t per person -87.3%
1977 0.0001 t per person +97.9%
1978 0.0002 t per person +279.2%
1979 0.0004 t per person +46.2%
1980 0.0004 t per person +25.1%
1981 0.0006 t per person +47.6%
1982 0.0006 t per person -6.8%
1983 0.0012 t per person +100.7%
1984 0.0016 t per person +30.1%
1985 0.0016 t per person +1.0%
1986 0.0015 t per person -6.3%
1987 0.0016 t per person +6.7%
1988 0.0065 t per person +306.7%
1989 0.0055 t per person -14.6%
1990 0.008 t per person +43.8%
1991 0.0099 t per person +24.8%
1992 0.0105 t per person +5.6%
1993 0.0107 t per person +2.4%
1994 0.0121 t per person +12.7%
1995 0.0116 t per person -4.5%
1996 0.0101 t per person -12.9%
1997 0.0176 t per person +74.8%
1998 0.0183 t per person +4.0%
1999 0.0186 t per person +1.6%
2000 0.0219 t per person +18.0%
2001 0.0197 t per person -10.3%
2002 0.0204 t per person +3.8%
2003 0.0226 t per person +10.4%
2004 0.0292 t per person +29.4%
2005 0.0258 t per person -11.6%
2006 0.0254 t per person -1.7%
2007 0.0273 t per person +7.7%
2008 0.0257 t per person -6.0%
2009 0.0226 t per person -11.9%
2010 0.022 t per person -2.9%
2011 0.0264 t per person +20.2%
2012 0.0234 t per person -11.4%
2013 0.0225 t per person -4.0%
2014 0.0233 t per person +3.6%
2015 0.0209 t per person -10.3%
2016 0.0198 t per person -5.2%
2017 0.0189 t per person -4.5%
2018 0.0176 t per person -6.9%
2019 0.0177 t per person +0.2%
2020 0.0152 t per person -14.1%
2021 0.0163 t per person +7.6%
2022 0.0182 t per person +11.4%
2023 0.0136 t per person -25.0%
2024 0.0148 t per person +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0002 t per person 9
1970s 0.0002 t per person 0 t per person 0.0004 t per person 10
1980s 0.0021 t per person 0.0004 t per person 0.0065 t per person 10
1990s 0.0127 t per person 0.008 t per person 0.0186 t per person 10
2000s 0.0241 t per person 0.0197 t per person 0.0292 t per person 10
2010s 0.0212 t per person 0.0176 t per person 0.0264 t per person 10
2020s 0.0156 t per person 0.0136 t per person 0.0182 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 22 Italy 0.0167 t per person compare
  2. 23 Greece 0.0157 t per person compare
  3. 24 Malta 0.0152 t per person compare
  4. 26 Malaysia 0.0146 t per person compare
  5. 27 Australia 0.0139 t per person compare
  6. 28 Spain 0.0135 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Portugal?
Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in Portugal was 0.0148 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.0292 t per person in 2004.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
Portugal ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal 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.