Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Libya
Libya: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 11,943 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Libya, 1962–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Libya recorded 11,943 t for printing and writing papers — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in Libya peaked at 21,352 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 500 t, in 1964.
Libya ranks 132nd of 252 countries on this measure, 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 in Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 800 t | — |
| 1963 | 700 t | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 500 t | -28.6% |
| 1965 | 1,200 t | +140.0% |
| 1966 | 1,700 t | +41.7% |
| 1967 | 900 t | -47.1% |
| 1968 | 1,400 t | +55.6% |
| 1969 | 2,400 t | +71.4% |
| 1970 | 1,400 t | -41.7% |
| 1971 | 2,200 t | +57.1% |
| 1972 | 4,300 t | +95.5% |
| 1973 | 6,100 t | +41.9% |
| 1974 | 8,700 t | +42.6% |
| 1975 | 8,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,700 t | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 3,500 t | -54.5% |
| 1979 | 3,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,900 t | +40.0% |
| 1982 | 2,700 t | -44.9% |
| 1983 | 2,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,400 t | +174.1% |
| 1986 | 19,217 t | +159.7% |
| 1987 | 6,309 t | -67.2% |
| 1988 | 8,910 t | +41.2% |
| 1989 | 11,508 t | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 5,982 t | -48.0% |
| 1991 | 5,982 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,128 t | -64.4% |
| 1993 | 11,300 t | +431.0% |
| 1994 | 4,669 t | -58.7% |
| 1995 | 1,700 t | -63.6% |
| 1996 | 1,200 t | -29.4% |
| 1997 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,500 t | +608.3% |
| 1999 | 9,400 t | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 9,400 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,900 t | -58.5% |
| 2002 | 3,900 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,900 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,880 t | +204.6% |
| 2005 | 11,880 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,880 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,467 t | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 7,996 t | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 15,781 t | +97.4% |
| 2010 | 18,495 t | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 9,832 t | -46.8% |
| 2012 | 14,506 t | +47.5% |
| 2013 | 18,023 t | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 9,431 t | -47.7% |
| 2015 | 3,117 t | -66.9% |
| 2016 | 6,079 t | +95.0% |
| 2017 | 5,962 t | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8,622 t | +44.6% |
| 2019 | 11,819 t | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 8,543 t | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 16,579 t | +94.1% |
| 2022 | 7,016 t | -57.7% |
| 2023 | 21,352 t | +204.3% |
| 2024 | 11,943 t | -44.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 11,943 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,775 t, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 11,943 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48,358 t, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +608.3% | 1,200 t | 8,500 t |
| 1993 | +431.0% | 2,128 t | 11,300 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,200 t | 500 t | 2,400 t | 8 |
| 1970s | 5,480 t | 1,400 t | 8,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,984 t | 2,700 t | 19,217 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,206 t | 1,200 t | 11,300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,598 t | 3,900 t | 15,781 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,589 t | 3,117 t | 18,495 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,087 t | 7,016 t | 21,352 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 129 Cyprus 12,754 t compare
- 130 Republic of Moldova 12,088 t compare
- 130 Moldova 12,088 t compare
- 133 Cuba 11,696 t compare
- 134 Madagascar 11,668 t compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 11,215 t compare
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % 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 0.1672 % 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 in Libya?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in Libya was 11,943 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 21,352 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 t in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- Libya ranks 132nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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