Printing and writing papers — Import value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Printing and writing papers — Import value was 1,972 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import value in Lesotho stood at 1,972 1000 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value in Lesotho peaked at 3,628 1000 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22 1000 USD, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 180th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 1000 USD | — |
| 2010 | 2,851 1000 USD | +12859.1% |
| 2011 | 3,628 1000 USD | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 2,730 1000 USD | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 3,143 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 2,480 1000 USD | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 2,676 1000 USD | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1,029 1000 USD | -61.5% |
| 2017 | 2,294 1000 USD | +122.9% |
| 2018 | 2,701 1000 USD | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 1,711 1000 USD | -36.7% |
| 2020 | 1,063 1000 USD | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 1,541 1000 USD | +45.0% |
| 2022 | 1,786 1000 USD | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 2,319 1000 USD | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 1,972 1000 USD | -15.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,972 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,254 1000 USD, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,972 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,956 1000 USD, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value 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% | 22 1000 USD | 2,851 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 1000 USD | 22 1000 USD | 22 1000 USD | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,524 1000 USD | 1,029 1000 USD | 3,628 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,736 1000 USD | 1,063 1000 USD | 2,319 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 177 South Sudan 2,210 1000 USD compare
- 178 Mali 2,042 1000 USD compare
- 179 Sierra Leone 2,032 1000 USD compare
- 181 Polynesia 1,965 1000 USD compare
- 182 Maldives 1,958 1000 USD compare
- 183 Timor-Leste 1,919 1000 USD compare
- 183 East Timor 1,919 1000 USD 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 in Lesotho?
- Printing and writing papers — import value in Lesotho was 1,972 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,628 1000 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 1000 USD in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for printing and writing papers — import value?
- Lesotho ranks 180th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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