Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2023
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 Saudi Arabia is 0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2311 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Saudi Arabia 119th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +104.6% |
| 1970 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0122 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0211 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0231 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0316 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0231 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0267 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0273 1000 USD per square kilometre | +80.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -81.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +416.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0265 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.036 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0289 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 0.023 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0376 1000 USD per square kilometre | +151.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0499 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0412 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0519 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0481 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0516 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0846 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0846 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0846 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1726 1000 USD per square kilometre | +104.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1726 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1726 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2127 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2139 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1485 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1275 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1336 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1525 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1335 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1665 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.197 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.144 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, 26% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +416.1% | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0211 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0241 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0499 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0967 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1726 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1804 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1275 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2311 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1603 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1335 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.197 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 116 Nicaragua 0.1616 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 Finland 0.1583 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Colombia 0.1484 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 120 China 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 121 Uganda 0.1284 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 122 Kiribati 0.1284 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.144 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2311 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.