Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.1573 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1573 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
103rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3875 t per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.0031 t per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1992–2023

00.10.20.30.41992200720231992: 0.003 t per square kilometre1993: 0.072 t per square kilometre1994: 0.005 t per square kilometre1995: 0.021 t per square kilometre1996: 0.017 t per square kilometre1997: 0.04 t per square kilometre1998: 0.028 t per square kilometre1999: 0.014 t per square kilometre2000: 0.014 t per square kilometre2001: 0.014 t per square kilometre2002: 0.016 t per square kilometre2003: 0.167 t per square kilometre2004: 0.388 t per square kilometre2005: 0.388 t per square kilometre2006: 0.098 t per square kilometre2007: 0.071 t per square kilometre2008: 0.189 t per square kilometre2009: 0.061 t per square kilometre2010: 0.1 t per square kilometre2011: 0.086 t per square kilometre2012: 0.084 t per square kilometre2013: 0.144 t per square kilometre2014: 0.115 t per square kilometre2015: 0.09 t per square kilometre2016: 0.11 t per square kilometre2017: 0.111 t per square kilometre2018: 0.159 t per square kilometre2019: 0.148 t per square kilometre2020: 0.122 t per square kilometre2021: 0.166 t per square kilometre2022: 0.173 t per square kilometre2023: 0.157 t per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2023, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.1573 t per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.3875 t per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 t per square kilometre, in 1992.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1992 to 2023.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0031 t per square kilometre
1993 0.0719 t per square kilometre +2200.0%
1994 0.0052 t per square kilometre -92.8%
1995 0.0208 t per square kilometre +300.0%
1996 0.0167 t per square kilometre -20.0%
1997 0.0396 t per square kilometre +137.5%
1998 0.0281 t per square kilometre -28.9%
1999 0.0135 t per square kilometre -51.9%
2000 0.0135 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0135 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0156 t per square kilometre +15.4%
2003 0.1667 t per square kilometre +966.7%
2004 0.3875 t per square kilometre +132.5%
2005 0.3875 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0979 t per square kilometre -74.7%
2007 0.0708 t per square kilometre -27.7%
2008 0.1885 t per square kilometre +166.2%
2009 0.0615 t per square kilometre -67.4%
2010 0.1 t per square kilometre +62.7%
2011 0.0865 t per square kilometre -13.5%
2012 0.0844 t per square kilometre -2.4%
2013 0.1437 t per square kilometre +70.4%
2014 0.1146 t per square kilometre -20.3%
2015 0.0896 t per square kilometre -21.8%
2016 0.1104 t per square kilometre +23.3%
2017 0.1115 t per square kilometre +0.9%
2018 0.1594 t per square kilometre +43.0%
2019 0.1479 t per square kilometre -7.2%
2020 0.1219 t per square kilometre -17.6%
2021 0.1656 t per square kilometre +35.9%
2022 0.1729 t per square kilometre +4.4%
2023 0.1573 t per square kilometre -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0249 t per square kilometre 0.0031 t per square kilometre 0.0719 t per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.1403 t per square kilometre 0.0135 t per square kilometre 0.3875 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1148 t per square kilometre 0.0844 t per square kilometre 0.1594 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1544 t per square kilometre 0.1219 t per square kilometre 0.1729 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 100 Uganda 0.1713 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 101 French Polynesia 0.1622 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 102 South Africa 0.1592 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 104 Uzbekistan 0.1562 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 105 Comoros 0.1558 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 106 Uruguay 0.1519 t per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.1573 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.3875 t per square kilometre in 2004.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 t per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/printing-and-writing-papers-import-quantity-per-square-kilometre/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/printing-and-writing-papers-import-quantity-per-square-kilometre/sao-tome-and-principe/">Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe</a> — Statizoid

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

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

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
Last refreshed

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.