Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Benin, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0878 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1977.
Benin ranks 135th of 184 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 value, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -95.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | +406.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -88.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +581.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | +125.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0183 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0208 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0171 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +199.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0337 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0337 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0215 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0375 1000 USD per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0467 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0406 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0544 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0878 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0653 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0653 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0506 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0258 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0564 1000 USD per square kilometre | +118.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0747 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0541 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0561 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0559 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0746 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 0.067 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1638 1000 USD per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0431 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +581.6% | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +406.7% | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +300.0% | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0183 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0302 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0467 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0591 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0258 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0878 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0696 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0559 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 132 Ethiopia 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Gambia 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Algeria 0.086 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cameroon 0.0788 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 137 Lesotho 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Yemen 0.0761 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0808 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0878 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Benin rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.