Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.4% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.1559 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 150th of 184 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 value, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 1971 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0129 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0163 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0238 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0302 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0359 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 0.042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0419 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0315 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0249 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0559 1000 USD per square kilometre | +93.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0608 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0608 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0608 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +414.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1011 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0838 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1129 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.115 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0957 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0845 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0925 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1109 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1433 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1409 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1545 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1559 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0815 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0861 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0907 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0828 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0828 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.064 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0645 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0525 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0423 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0489 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | -75.8% |
| 2022 | 0.028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +136.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Iceland 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 | +414.1% | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1024 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0182 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0359 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0249 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0833 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1129 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1175 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0815 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1559 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.077 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0423 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0318 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0489 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 147 Bhutan 0.0435 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 Congo 0.0427 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 149 Kyrgyzstan 0.0396 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 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
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % 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 -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0385 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1559 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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.