Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 6.91 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1989–2023
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 Maldives is 6.91 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 8.93 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4267 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Maldives 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9733 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8667 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4267 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 1993 | 1.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | +354.7% |
| 1994 | 2.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 1996 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | +71.5% |
| 2010 | 6.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 7.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 8.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 8.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 7 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 6.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 6.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 4.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 2021 | 7.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 2022 | 8.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 6.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 6.91 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre, 17.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 6.91 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7431 1000 USD per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Maldives 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 | +354.7% | 0.4267 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.94 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +78.2% | 2.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +73.3% | 4.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.41 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +71.5% | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6.6 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -52.1% | 8.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.28 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -50.8% | 0.8667 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4267 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9733 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9733 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9733 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4267 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 8 Switzerland 9.27 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 9 Aruba 8.71 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 10 Germany 8.35 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 12 Luxembourg 6.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Israel 6.22 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 6.18 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- 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 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Maldives was 6.91 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4267 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Maldives rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.