Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 2009–2023
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 Lesotho is 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 137th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.0939 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12859.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0899 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0817 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0881 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0339 1000 USD per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0756 1000 USD per square kilometre | +122.9% |
| 2018 | 0.089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0564 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2020 | 0.035 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0508 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0588 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1638 1000 USD per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0431 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +12859.1% | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0939 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0831 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0552 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0764 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 134 Algeria 0.086 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 135 Benin 0.0808 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cameroon 0.0788 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Yemen 0.0761 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 139 Canada 0.0597 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 140 Equatorial Guinea 0.058 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % 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 -2.27 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0764 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1195 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.