Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0301 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0301 t per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 294.6% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0982 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Vanuatu 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | +650.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 t per square kilometre | +117.4% |
| 1998 | 0.006 t per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 t per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | +124.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0312 t per square kilometre | +148.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0312 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 t per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0168 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0199 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0432 t per square kilometre | +164.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 t per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0352 t per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0199 t per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 0.023 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0424 t per square kilometre | +209.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0651 t per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0982 t per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0301 t per square kilometre | +294.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0301 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1088 t per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0301 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1503 t per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +650.0% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0025 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0083 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 t per square kilometre | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | 0.0312 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0255 t per square kilometre | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | 0.0432 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0503 t per square kilometre | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | 0.0982 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 147 Zimbabwe 0.0328 t per square kilometre compare
- 148 Burkina Faso 0.0323 t per square kilometre compare
- 149 Burundi 0.0307 t per square kilometre compare
- 151 Mozambique 0.0258 t per square kilometre compare
- 152 Guinea 0.0238 t per square kilometre compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.0234 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0301 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0982 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.