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Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.013 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.013 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 65.0%
World rank
167th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0149 t per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0018 t per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1992–2023

00.0050.010.0151992200720231992: 0.003 t per square kilometre1993: 0.002 t per square kilometre1994: 0.004 t per square kilometre1995: 0.004 t per square kilometre1996: 0.002 t per square kilometre1997: 0.004 t per square kilometre1998: 0.004 t per square kilometre1999: 0.009 t per square kilometre2000: 0.006 t per square kilometre2001: 0.007 t per square kilometre2002: 0.007 t per square kilometre2003: 0.007 t per square kilometre2004: 0.007 t per square kilometre2005: 0.007 t per square kilometre2006: 0.007 t per square kilometre2007: 0.007 t per square kilometre2008: 0.006 t per square kilometre2009: 0.008 t per square kilometre2010: 0.006 t per square kilometre2011: 0.009 t per square kilometre2012: 0.01 t per square kilometre2013: 0.01 t per square kilometre2014: 0.009 t per square kilometre2015: 0.008 t per square kilometre2016: 0.008 t per square kilometre2017: 0.008 t per square kilometre2018: 0.01 t per square kilometre2019: 0.011 t per square kilometre2020: 0.015 t per square kilometre2021: 0.015 t per square kilometre2022: 0.008 t per square kilometre2023: 0.013 t per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.013 t per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0149 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 t per square kilometre, in 1996.

That places Papua New Guinea 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year t per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0035 t per square kilometre —
1993 0.0023 t per square kilometre -32.9%
1994 0.0035 t per square kilometre +50.0%
1995 0.0035 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0018 t per square kilometre -49.7%
1997 0.0042 t per square kilometre +137.5%
1998 0.0035 t per square kilometre -15.8%
1999 0.0088 t per square kilometre +150.0%
2000 0.0062 t per square kilometre -30.0%
2001 0.0073 t per square kilometre +17.9%
2002 0.0071 t per square kilometre -3.0%
2003 0.0071 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0071 t per square kilometre +0.9%
2005 0.0071 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0071 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0071 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0057 t per square kilometre -20.5%
2009 0.0082 t per square kilometre +43.9%
2010 0.006 t per square kilometre -26.0%
2011 0.0092 t per square kilometre +53.2%
2012 0.0097 t per square kilometre +5.1%
2013 0.0097 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0088 t per square kilometre -8.9%
2015 0.0079 t per square kilometre -10.6%
2016 0.0081 t per square kilometre +2.7%
2017 0.0081 t per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 0.0104 t per square kilometre +28.5%
2019 0.0109 t per square kilometre +4.5%
2020 0.0149 t per square kilometre +36.3%
2021 0.0148 t per square kilometre -0.5%
2022 0.0079 t per square kilometre -46.9%
2023 0.013 t per square kilometre +65.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0039 t per square kilometre 0.0018 t per square kilometre 0.0088 t per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.007 t per square kilometre 0.0057 t per square kilometre 0.0082 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0089 t per square kilometre 0.006 t per square kilometre 0.0109 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0126 t per square kilometre 0.0079 t per square kilometre 0.0149 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 164 Angola 0.0162 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 165 Solomon Islands 0.0152 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 166 Guinea-Bissau 0.0142 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 168 Libya 0.0121 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 169 Sudan 0.012 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 170 Namibia 0.0108 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.013 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0149 t per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 t per square kilometre in 1996.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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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.

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,395 data points, 1961–2023
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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.