Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 9.99 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Barbados is 9.99 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 17.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1326 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Barbados ranks 7th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1326 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1349 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2326 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2233 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2535 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2744 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4116 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4349 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5442 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6907 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7605 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1974 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | +127.4% |
| 1977 | 2.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 2.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | +101.2% |
| 1980 | 5.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 6.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 4.23 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1983 | 4.23 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.64 1000 USD per square kilometre | +128.0% |
| 1985 | 8.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 8.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.4% |
| 1990 | 2.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +571.2% |
| 1992 | 7.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 1993 | 6.56 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 6.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | -73.3% |
| 1996 | 3.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | +114.5% |
| 1997 | 14.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +288.7% |
| 1998 | 12.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 9.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 9.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 10.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 9.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 12.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 12.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 12.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 14.99 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 10.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 13.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 13.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 17.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 10.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 9.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 10.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 9.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 9.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.26 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 7.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 11.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 9.99 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9.99 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9.99 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4003 1000 USD per square kilometre, 24.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +571.2% | 2.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | 14.05 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +288.7% | 3.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | 14.72 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +127.4% | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +128.0% | 4.23 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9.64 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2889 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1326 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5442 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9.64 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | 14.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 14.99 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | 17.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | 11.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 4 Belgium 25.88 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 21.59 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bermuda 19.94 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 8 Switzerland 9.27 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 9 Aruba 8.71 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 10 Germany 8.35 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % 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 value, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Barbados was 9.99 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1326 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.