Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 210.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Gabon 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 value, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11134.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | -81.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 1979 | 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +111.5% |
| 1980 | 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0132 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0166 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 1000 USD per square kilometre | +179.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0119 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0219 1000 USD per square kilometre | +146.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0238 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0305 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0231 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre | +210.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0431 1000 USD per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +11134.3% | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0238 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 151 Togo 0.0317 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.031 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Guinea 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 155 Belize 0.0268 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Brazil 0.0257 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 0.0248 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0308 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.