Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
44th
of 184 countries
All-time high
5.06 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 5.06 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
Japan ranks 44th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +368.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +95.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +105.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | +522.7% |
| 1973 | 0.071 1000 USD per square kilometre | +297.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +353.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | -89.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0544 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0774 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0614 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0721 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0536 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0826 1000 USD per square kilometre | +151.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1514 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1985 | 0.157 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1948 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1996 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4893 1000 USD per square kilometre | +145.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3824 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.318 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3257 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3962 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3689 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5567 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5473 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4171 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7189 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5691 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +109.6% |
| 2001 | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 2.23 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2010 | 3.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 5.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 3.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 2.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 2.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2020 | 1.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 1.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.21 1000 USD per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +522.7% | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +368.0% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +353.2% | 0.071 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3216 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +297.9% | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.071 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0715 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3216 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1955 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4893 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.318 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7189 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 41 El Salvador 1.56 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 42 Greece 1.53 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guam 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 45 Estonia 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Malaysia 1.48 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 Lithuania 1.46 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Japan was 1.5 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Japan rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.