Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita in Australia

Australia: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0091 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0091 t per person
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
34th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0249 t per person
in 1974
All-time low
0.0006 t per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024

00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Australia is 0.0091 t per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0249 t per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 t per person, in 1961.

That places Australia 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0006 t per person
1962 0.0006 t per person +8.8%
1963 0.0011 t per person +67.3%
1964 0.0009 t per person -12.1%
1965 0.0012 t per person +27.3%
1966 0.0015 t per person +29.6%
1967 0.0015 t per person -4.0%
1968 0.0203 t per person +1278.3%
1969 0.0212 t per person +4.1%
1970 0.0243 t per person +15.1%
1971 0.022 t per person -9.7%
1972 0.0175 t per person -20.5%
1973 0.0227 t per person +29.8%
1974 0.0249 t per person +9.7%
1975 0.0216 t per person -13.3%
1976 0.0164 t per person -23.9%
1977 0.0194 t per person +18.2%
1978 0.0164 t per person -15.5%
1979 0.019 t per person +16.0%
1980 0.0186 t per person -2.3%
1981 0.0188 t per person +1.2%
1982 0.0162 t per person -13.7%
1983 0.0138 t per person -14.8%
1984 0.0149 t per person +7.4%
1985 0.0124 t per person -16.3%
1986 0.014 t per person +12.9%
1987 0.0162 t per person +15.3%
1988 0.0173 t per person +6.7%
1989 0.0156 t per person -9.5%
1990 0.0155 t per person -1.2%
1991 0.0109 t per person -29.5%
1992 0.0121 t per person +11.0%
1993 0.0135 t per person +11.7%
1994 0.0126 t per person -6.6%
1995 0.0109 t per person -13.3%
1996 0.0101 t per person -7.5%
1997 0.0112 t per person +10.5%
1998 0.01 t per person -10.1%
1999 0.0153 t per person +51.8%
2000 0.0154 t per person +1.1%
2001 0.0139 t per person -9.7%
2002 0.0159 t per person +14.3%
2003 0.0166 t per person +4.1%
2004 0.0185 t per person +11.4%
2005 0.0184 t per person -0.1%
2006 0.0168 t per person -8.7%
2007 0.0186 t per person +10.5%
2008 0.0195 t per person +4.8%
2009 0.0128 t per person -34.5%
2010 0.0107 t per person -16.0%
2011 0.0104 t per person -3.0%
2012 0.0111 t per person +6.8%
2013 0.0117 t per person +5.6%
2014 0.0124 t per person +6.0%
2015 0.0123 t per person -1.1%
2016 0.0116 t per person -5.8%
2017 0.0121 t per person +4.4%
2018 0.0124 t per person +2.7%
2019 0.0114 t per person -8.6%
2020 0.0111 t per person -2.5%
2021 0.0144 t per person +30.3%
2022 0.014 t per person -3.1%
2023 0.0103 t per person -26.2%
2024 0.0091 t per person -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0054 t per person 0.0006 t per person 0.0212 t per person 9
1970s 0.0204 t per person 0.0164 t per person 0.0249 t per person 10
1980s 0.0158 t per person 0.0124 t per person 0.0188 t per person 10
1990s 0.0122 t per person 0.01 t per person 0.0155 t per person 10
2000s 0.0167 t per person 0.0128 t per person 0.0195 t per person 10
2010s 0.0116 t per person 0.0104 t per person 0.0124 t per person 10
2020s 0.0118 t per person 0.0091 t per person 0.0144 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 31 New Zealand 0.0111 t per person compare
  2. 32 Romania 0.01 t per person compare
  3. 33 Denmark 0.0094 t per person compare
  4. 35 Latvia 0.0091 t per person compare
  5. 36 Japan 0.0088 t per person compare
  6. 37 El Salvador 0.0086 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Australia?
Pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Australia was 0.0091 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0249 t per person in 1974.
What is the lowest pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 t per person in 1961.
How does Australia rank for pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita?
Australia ranks 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pulp for paper — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Pulp for paper — Import quantity ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,542 data points, 1961–2024
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Pulp for paper — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.