Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in East Timor
East Timor: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 1,581 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in East Timor, 1996–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import quantity in East Timor is 1,581 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in East Timor peaked at 1,581 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 t, in 2003.
East Timor ranks 184th 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 East Timor, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 29 t | — |
| 1997 | 29 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 t | -75.9% |
| 2004 | 124 t | +1671.4% |
| 2005 | 124 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70 t | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 82 t | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 145 t | +76.8% |
| 2009 | 101 t | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 59 t | -41.6% |
| 2011 | 624 t | +957.6% |
| 2012 | 817 t | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 119 t | -85.4% |
| 2014 | 912 t | +666.4% |
| 2015 | 12 t | -98.7% |
| 2016 | 266 t | +2116.7% |
| 2017 | 566 t | +112.8% |
| 2018 | 730 t | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 745 t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 863 t | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 1,097 t | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 1,484 t | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 1,321 t | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 1,581 t | +19.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,581 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,594 t, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,581 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,265 t, 37% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +2116.7% | 12 t | 266 t |
| 2004 | +1671.4% | 7 t | 124 t |
| 2011 | +957.6% | 59 t | 624 t |
| 2014 | +666.4% | 119 t | 912 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29 t | 29 t | 29 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.29 t | 7 t | 145 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 485 t | 12 t | 912 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,269 t | 863 t | 1,581 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 181 South Sudan 1,692 t compare
- 182 Ethiopia PDR 1,654 t
- 183 Andorra 1,637 t compare
- 184 Timor-Leste 1,581 t compare
- 186 New Caledonia 1,556 t compare
- 187 Rwanda 1,548 t compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity in East Timor?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in East Timor was 1,581 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,581 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 t in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- East Timor ranks 184th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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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