Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0328 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe is 0.0328 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0597 t per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 t per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Zimbabwe 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0243 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 0.024 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0227 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 t per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0181 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0153 t per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0184 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.022 t per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0235 t per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1983 | 0.015 t per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 0.008 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | +90.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | -70.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0169 t per square kilometre | +84.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 t per square kilometre | -74.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0597 t per square kilometre | +824.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0597 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0597 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0548 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 t per square kilometre | -77.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0321 t per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0293 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.032 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0364 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0348 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0356 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0276 t per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0227 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0331 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0328 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1088 t per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0328 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0329 t per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +824.4% | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | 0.0597 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0257 t per square kilometre | 0.0227 t per square kilometre | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | 0.0153 t per square kilometre | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0159 t per square kilometre | 0.008 t per square kilometre | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 t per square kilometre | 0.0043 t per square kilometre | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.044 t per square kilometre | 0.0121 t per square kilometre | 0.0597 t per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0326 t per square kilometre | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 t per square kilometre | 0.0227 t per square kilometre | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 144 Australia 0.0397 t per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kyrgyzstan 0.0374 t per square kilometre compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0.0331 t per square kilometre compare
- 148 Burkina Faso 0.0323 t per square kilometre compare
- 149 Burundi 0.0307 t per square kilometre compare
- 150 Vanuatu 0.0301 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.0328 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0597 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 t per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.