Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0072 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.0072 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 468.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0106 t per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 t per square kilometre, in 1997.
Somalia ranks 172nd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +1000.0% |
| 1977 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 t per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -92.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +372.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 t per square kilometre | -82.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +433.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 t per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 1998 | 0 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +2661.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +365.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -95.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +67.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -61.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +463.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | +420.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | +90.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 t per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +2661.1% | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0008 t per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +1000.0% | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +463.2% | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +433.3% | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +420.8% | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.001 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0106 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 169 Sudan 0.012 t per square kilometre compare
- 170 Namibia 0.0108 t per square kilometre compare
- 171 Suriname 0.0084 t per square kilometre compare
- 173 Mongolia 0.0068 t per square kilometre compare
- 174 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0065 t per square kilometre compare
- 175 Guyana 0.0061 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0072 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Somalia rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 468.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.