Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita in Japan
Japan: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0088 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0088 t per person.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0283 t per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1961.
That places Japan 36th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 t per person | +393.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 t per person | +344.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 t per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0047 t per person | +51.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 t per person | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.006 t per person | +17.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0066 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0071 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 t per person | -35.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 t per person | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 t per person | +54.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0112 t per person | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 t per person | -31.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0084 t per person | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0129 t per person | +53.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0139 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0166 t per person | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0127 t per person | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0161 t per person | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0158 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 t per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0203 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0231 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0254 t per person | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0216 t per person | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0216 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0232 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0245 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0283 t per person | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.027 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0258 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0241 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.023 t per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0203 t per person | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.019 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0183 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0189 t per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0174 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0173 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 t per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.015 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0124 t per person | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 t per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.014 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.013 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.013 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0127 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 t per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 t per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.011 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0117 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 t per person | -26.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0088 t per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0066 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0087 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0139 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0179 t per person | 0.0127 t per person | 0.0254 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0245 t per person | 0.0216 t per person | 0.0283 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0178 t per person | 0.0124 t per person | 0.0233 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0131 t per person | 0.0122 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 t per person | 0.0086 t per person | 0.0117 t per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Japan?
- Pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita in Japan was 0.0088 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0283 t per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Pulp for paper — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.