Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0358 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0358 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
83rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.0539 t per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0008 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0358 t per square kilometre for pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0539 t per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 83rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +1302.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0396 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 0.037 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.03 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0395 t per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0444 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.03 t per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0359 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0355 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0321 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0277 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0301 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0293 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0343 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0372 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0342 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0343 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.031 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.024 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0243 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0374 t per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0426 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0479 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0505 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0539 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0361 t per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0308 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0354 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.038 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.037 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0482 t per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0474 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | 0.03 t per square kilometre | 0.0444 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0323 t per square kilometre | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | 0.0372 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | 0.024 t per square kilometre | 0.0374 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0438 t per square kilometre | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.0539 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0359 t per square kilometre | 0.0303 t per square kilometre | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0421 t per square kilometre | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | 0.0482 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 80 Senegal 0.0416 t per square kilometre compare
- 81 Vanuatu 0.0411 t per square kilometre compare
- 82 Bulgaria 0.0403 t per square kilometre compare
- 84 French Polynesia 0.0317 t per square kilometre compare
- 85 Luxembourg 0.0264 t per square kilometre compare
- 86 Kenya 0.0259 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0326 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0358 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0539 t per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 83rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulp for paper — Import quantity 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.
Pulp for paper — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulp for paper — Import quantity 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
Pulp for paper — Import quantity 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.