Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Myanmar
Myanmar: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 53,054 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 53,054 t for printing and writing papers — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 41.3% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in Myanmar peaked at 242,953 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,100 t, in 1987.
Myanmar ranks 88th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 7,400 t | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 7,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44,000 t | +494.6% |
| 1965 | 31,200 t | -29.1% |
| 1966 | 9,300 t | -70.2% |
| 1967 | 4,500 t | -51.6% |
| 1968 | 10,100 t | +124.4% |
| 1969 | 18,200 t | +80.2% |
| 1970 | 11,700 t | -35.7% |
| 1971 | 8,900 t | -23.9% |
| 1972 | 7,000 t | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 5,900 t | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 2,800 t | -52.5% |
| 1975 | 7,400 t | +164.3% |
| 1976 | 6,400 t | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 8,400 t | +31.2% |
| 1978 | 8,000 t | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,600 t | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 10,800 t | +25.6% |
| 1983 | 7,400 t | -31.5% |
| 1984 | 3,900 t | -47.3% |
| 1985 | 5,300 t | +35.9% |
| 1986 | 5,600 t | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1,100 t | -80.4% |
| 1988 | 5,300 t | +381.8% |
| 1989 | 5,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,600 t | -69.8% |
| 1991 | 1,600 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,300 t | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 1,500 t | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 8,200 t | +446.7% |
| 1995 | 3,700 t | -54.9% |
| 1996 | 3,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,400 t | +45.9% |
| 1998 | 4,300 t | -20.4% |
| 1999 | 18,600 t | +332.6% |
| 2000 | 16,300 t | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 22,600 t | +38.7% |
| 2002 | 22,700 t | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17,701 t | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 24,112 t | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 24,112 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,112 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21,487 t | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 21,487 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21,487 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22,101 t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 32,180 t | +45.6% |
| 2012 | 73,528 t | +128.5% |
| 2013 | 73,528 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 142,273 t | +93.5% |
| 2015 | 142,256 t | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 192,949 t | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 242,953 t | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 225,508 t | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 147,653 t | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 104,253 t | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 37,969 t | -63.6% |
| 2022 | 82,096 t | +116.2% |
| 2023 | 90,355 t | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 53,054 t | -41.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 53,054 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,594 t, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 53,054 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,265 t, 12.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +494.6% | 7,400 t | 44,000 t |
| 1994 | +446.7% | 1,500 t | 8,200 t |
| 1988 | +381.8% | 1,100 t | 5,300 t |
| 1999 | +332.6% | 4,300 t | 18,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,367 t | 4,500 t | 44,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,450 t | 2,800 t | 11,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,130 t | 1,100 t | 10,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,990 t | 1,300 t | 18,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,610 t | 16,300 t | 24,112 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,493 t | 22,101 t | 242,953 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,545 t | 37,969 t | 104,253 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % 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 -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity in Myanmar?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in Myanmar was 53,054 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 242,953 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 t in 1987.
- How does Myanmar rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- Myanmar ranks 88th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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