Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Libya, 1962–2023
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 Libya is 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 138.9% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Libya 170th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +105.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 1972 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +125.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +128.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +171.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | +97.8% |
| 1987 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +225.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +425.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +217.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +92.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +67.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +91.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | +138.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5505 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +425.7% | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 167 Mozambique 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Namibia 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Botswana 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Sudan 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Suriname 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Guyana 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % 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 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0148 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.