Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Singapore
Singapore: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 115,841 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Singapore, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 115,841 t for printing and writing papers — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in Singapore peaked at 1.28 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15,000 t, in 1964.
That places Singapore 61st out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Singapore, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 15,000 t | — |
| 1965 | 17,500 t | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 19,200 t | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 20,200 t | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 24,600 t | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 24,300 t | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 23,600 t | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 32,500 t | +37.7% |
| 1972 | 28,700 t | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 46,500 t | +62.0% |
| 1974 | 43,900 t | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 28,900 t | -34.2% |
| 1976 | 47,800 t | +65.4% |
| 1977 | 48,100 t | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 62,100 t | +29.1% |
| 1979 | 64,500 t | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 71,100 t | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 87,700 t | +23.3% |
| 1982 | 104,700 t | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 119,800 t | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 131,900 t | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 121,500 t | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 108,600 t | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 128,100 t | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 136,300 t | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 108,700 t | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 193,300 t | +77.8% |
| 1991 | 199,000 t | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 223,689 t | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 219,127 t | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 317,222 t | +44.8% |
| 1995 | 128,600 t | -59.5% |
| 1996 | 104,400 t | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 251,900 t | +141.3% |
| 1998 | 319,100 t | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 405,900 t | +27.2% |
| 2000 | 365,500 t | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 305,100 t | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 107,400 t | -64.8% |
| 2003 | 356,263 t | +231.7% |
| 2004 | 352,646 t | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 342,937 t | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 359,490 t | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 395,935 t | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 414,903 t | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 342,980 t | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 455,794 t | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 935,845 t | +105.3% |
| 2012 | 986,362 t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 923,037 t | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 900,300 t | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 838,837 t | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 873,101 t | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million t | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 883,772 t | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million t | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million t | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 852,810 t | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 448,413 t | -47.4% |
| 2023 | 157,240 t | -64.9% |
| 2024 | 115,841 t | -26.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 115,841 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 45,188 t, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 115,841 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,265 t, 27.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +231.7% | 107,400 t | 356,263 t |
| 1997 | +141.3% | 104,400 t | 251,900 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,133 t | 15,000 t | 24,600 t | 6 |
| 1970s | 42,660 t | 23,600 t | 64,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 111,840 t | 71,100 t | 136,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 236,224 t | 104,400 t | 405,900 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 334,315 t | 107,400 t | 414,903 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 908,152 t | 455,794 t | 1.28 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 520,261 t | 115,841 t | 1.03 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % 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 -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity in Singapore?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in Singapore was 115,841 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 t in 1964.
- How does Singapore rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- Singapore ranks 61st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en