Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Jamaica 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0534 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0546 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0788 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0999 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0983 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.128 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1675 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1626 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1656 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1869 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1973 | 0.271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1582 1000 USD per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5409 1000 USD per square kilometre | +242.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4779 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7518 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7273 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.644 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3601 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6418 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6418 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7811 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8191 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6947 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9946 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7697 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9359 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 0.963 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1996 | 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8185 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9221 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9709 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8336 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9367 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 1.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8718 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8113 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | +83.8% |
| 2023 | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4003 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +242.0% | 0.1582 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5409 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0994 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1675 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3115 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1582 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5409 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6647 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3601 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8191 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9608 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6947 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8336 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8113 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 47 Lithuania 1.46 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Ireland 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 Latvia 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Saint Lucia 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Philippines 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 53 Serbia 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.16 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.