Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1966–2023
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 Somalia is 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 642.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1997.
Somalia ranks 174th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +131.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +521.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +593.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +248.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +152.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -92.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +176.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -80.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +135.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +255.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -91.4% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3209.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +286.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -95.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +122.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +661.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +446.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +116.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | +79.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +93.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0431 1000 USD per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +3209.1% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +661.5% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +593.0% | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +521.6% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +446.0% | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 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
- 175 Mongolia 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 176 South Sudan 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 177 Eritrea 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 Somalia?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0094 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Somalia rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 642.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.