Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre by country
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 234.14 1000 USD per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2983 1000 USD per square kilometre, and the mean is 4.08 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 8,590.6%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 84.2%).
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 234.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Malta | 185.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 74.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Belgium | 25.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 5 | Bahrain | 21.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Bermuda | 19.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | — | falling |
| 7 | Barbados | 9.99 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Switzerland | 9.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Aruba | 8.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Germany | 8.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Maldives | 6.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 6.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Israel | 6.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 6.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Lebanon | 5.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Czechia | 5.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 4.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 4.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 3.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Cayman Islands | 3.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 3.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 22 | France | 3.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 3.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Andorra | 3.64 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | — | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 3.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Kuwait | 3.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 2.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Qatar | 2.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 31 | British Virgin Islands | 2.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 2.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Tuvalu | 2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 1.99 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Seychelles | 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 1.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 1.64 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 1.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 1.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 41 | El Salvador | 1.56 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 1.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Guam | 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Japan | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Estonia | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Malaysia | 1.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 1.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Ireland | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Latvia | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 52 | Philippines | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 0.9243 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0.9216 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.92 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Djibouti | 0.8284 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0.8161 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Guatemala | 0.737 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7197 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 0.7125 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Faroe Islands | 0.6832 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6128 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 0.5985 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 66 | Thailand | 0.5951 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 0.5611 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 260.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.5505 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 0.5407 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Tonga | 0.5361 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5346 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 72 | Armenia | 0.5127 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | 0.4926 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 0.4882 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Nepal | 0.4797 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 407.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0.471 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 0.4647 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 78 | Montenegro | 0.4564 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 0.4237 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Fiji | 0.4233 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahamas | 0.4141 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 0.4135 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Nigeria | 0.4118 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 0.3865 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Cuba | 0.3595 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 0.3537 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 0.3511 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Haiti | 0.3448 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 90 | French Polynesia | 0.3281 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 91 | New Zealand | 0.3078 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 92 | India | 0.3049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Panama | 0.2917 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2844 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.2825 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Ukraine | 0.2722 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 0.2658 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 863.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Chile | 0.244 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Comoros | 0.2305 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | American Samoa | 0.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2189 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 0.2049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 103 | Naoero | 0.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 0.197 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Ghana | 0.1901 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 0.1865 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominica | 0.1853 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Peru | 0.1852 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 109 | South Africa | 0.1848 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Samoa | 0.1806 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Kenya | 0.1711 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 0.1667 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 0.1666 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Pakistan | 0.1638 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 0.1628 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 0.1616 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Finland | 0.1583 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Colombia | 0.1484 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 120 | China | 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Uganda | 0.1284 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Kiribati | 0.1284 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Palau | 0.1217 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Rwanda | 0.1185 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Paraguay | 0.1161 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Malawi | 0.1136 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 0.1105 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 370.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Indonesia | 0.1076 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Belarus | 0.1047 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Argentina | 0.1018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Oman | 0.0957 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Gambia | 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Algeria | 0.086 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Benin | 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Cameroon | 0.0788 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 138 | Yemen | 0.0761 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Canada | 0.0597 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.058 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 0.0572 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 0.0451 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Australia | 0.0443 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Senegal | 0.0435 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 0.0435 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 273.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Congo | 0.0427 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0396 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Togo | 0.0317 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 0.031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea | 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Gabon | 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Belize | 0.0268 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Brazil | 0.0257 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 0.0248 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Madagascar | 0.0247 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Zambia | 0.0245 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Angola | 0.0231 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Liberia | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 0.0218 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0179 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0174 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 167 | Mozambique | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Namibia | 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Botswana | 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 170 | Libya | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Sudan | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.2% | falling |
| 172 | Suriname | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Guyana | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Somalia | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 642.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Mongolia | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 176 | South Sudan | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8,590.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Eritrea | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 0.0039 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Greenland | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 180 | Mali | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Central African Republic | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 796.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Chad | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Niger | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritania | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.2516 1000 USD per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.