Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 220 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Sao Tome and Principe, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 220 t for printing and writing papers — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 45.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 372 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 1992.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 221st of 252 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 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3 t | — |
| 1993 | 69 t | +2200.0% |
| 1994 | 5 t | -92.8% |
| 1995 | 20 t | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 16 t | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 38 t | +137.5% |
| 1998 | 27 t | -28.9% |
| 1999 | 13 t | -51.9% |
| 2000 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 t | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 160 t | +966.7% |
| 2004 | 372 t | +132.5% |
| 2005 | 372 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94 t | -74.7% |
| 2007 | 68 t | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 181 t | +166.2% |
| 2009 | 59 t | -67.4% |
| 2010 | 96 t | +62.7% |
| 2011 | 83 t | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 81 t | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 138 t | +70.4% |
| 2014 | 110 t | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 86 t | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 106 t | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 107 t | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 153 t | +43.0% |
| 2019 | 142 t | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 117 t | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 159 t | +35.9% |
| 2022 | 166 t | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 151 t | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 220 t | +45.7% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 220 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,594 t, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 220 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,991 t, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Sao Tome and Principe 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 | +2200.0% | 3 t | 69 t |
| 2003 | +966.7% | 15 t | 160 t |
| 1995 | +300.0% | 5 t | 20 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.88 t | 3 t | 69 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 134.7 t | 13 t | 372 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.2 t | 81 t | 153 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.6 t | 117 t | 220 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 218 Saint Lucia 332 t compare
- 219 Faroe Islands 299 t compare
- 220 Dominica 255 t compare
- 222 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 216 t compare
- 222 French Southern Territories 216 t compare
- 224 Greenland 213 t compare
More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.4 % 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 2.5 % 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in Sao Tome and Principe was 220 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 372 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 1992.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 221st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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