Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0397 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0397 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.147 t per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0062 t per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0397 t per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.147 t per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 t per square kilometre, in 1962.
Australia ranks 144th 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 square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0079 t per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1964 | 0.008 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 t per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 0.013 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.016 t per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0167 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0183 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0207 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0168 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0209 t per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0305 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 0.024 t per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0261 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0325 t per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0367 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0661 t per square kilometre | +80.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0588 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0554 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0553 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0704 t per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0756 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1018 t per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0751 t per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0814 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0812 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0855 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0923 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0769 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.097 t per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1099 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1269 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1285 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1241 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1085 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.147 t per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 0.11 t per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.145 t per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1401 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1335 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.128 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1222 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1119 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1022 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0879 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0834 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0753 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0473 t per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0431 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0397 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.18 t per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0397 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1503 t per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0092 t per square kilometre | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | 0.013 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0179 t per square kilometre | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | 0.0661 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0741 t per square kilometre | 0.0553 t per square kilometre | 0.1018 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1121 t per square kilometre | 0.0769 t per square kilometre | 0.147 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1129 t per square kilometre | 0.0753 t per square kilometre | 0.145 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.047 t per square kilometre | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0449 t per square kilometre compare
- 142 Canada 0.0404 t per square kilometre compare
- 143 Congo 0.0401 t per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kyrgyzstan 0.0374 t per square kilometre compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0.0331 t per square kilometre compare
- 147 Zimbabwe 0.0328 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0397 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.147 t per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.