Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 428 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Vanuatu, 1992–2024
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 Vanuatu is 428 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in Vanuatu peaked at 1,197 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 1992.
Vanuatu ranks 209th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4 t | — |
| 1993 | 30 t | +650.0% |
| 1994 | 45 t | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 45 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23 t | -48.9% |
| 1997 | 50 t | +117.4% |
| 1998 | 73 t | +46.0% |
| 1999 | 101 t | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 227 t | +124.8% |
| 2001 | 227 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 131 t | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 153 t | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 380 t | +148.4% |
| 2005 | 380 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 203 t | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 205 t | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 200 t | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 242 t | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 199 t | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 527 t | +164.8% |
| 2012 | 287 t | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 304 t | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 429 t | +41.1% |
| 2015 | 242 t | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 280 t | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 157 t | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 167 t | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 517 t | +209.6% |
| 2020 | 794 t | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 1,197 t | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 93 t | -92.2% |
| 2023 | 367 t | +294.6% |
| 2024 | 428 t | +16.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 428 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,594 t, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 428 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,265 t, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Vanuatu 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 | +650.0% | 4 t | 30 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.38 t | 4 t | 101 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 234.8 t | 131 t | 380 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 310.9 t | 157 t | 527 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 575.8 t | 93 t | 1,197 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 206 French Polynesia 445 t compare
- 207 Bermuda 430 t compare
- 207 Guam 430 t compare
- 210 Guadeloupe 417 t compare
- 211 Belize 409 t compare
- 212 Martinique 400 t compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in Vanuatu was 428 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,197 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- Vanuatu ranks 209th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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