Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Somalia

Somalia: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import was 4,528 t in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
4,528 t
Change on year
up 78.6%
World rank
139th
of 159 countries
All-time high
4,528 t
in 2018
All-time low
20 t
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Somalia, 1997–2018

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1997200720181997: 23 t1998: 20 t1999: 499 t2000: 2.3k t2001: 1.3k t2002: 1.3k t2003: 88 t2004: 210 t2005: 210 t2006: 210 t2007: 100 t2008: 250 t2009: 325 t2010: 282 t2011: 808 t2012: 593 t2013: 993 t2014: 1.9k t2015: 1.4k t2016: 1.9k t2017: 2.5k t2018: 4.5k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 4,528 t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 78.6% on the previous year and up 1,711.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Somalia peaked at 4,528 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20 t, in 1998.

Somalia ranks 139th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity in Somalia, 1997 to 2018.
Year t Change
1997 23 t
1998 20 t -13.0%
1999 499 t +2395.0%
2000 2,317 t +364.3%
2001 1,303 t -43.8%
2002 1,304 t +0.1%
2003 88 t -93.3%
2004 210 t +138.6%
2005 210 t +0.0%
2006 210 t +0.0%
2007 100 t -52.4%
2008 250 t +150.0%
2009 325 t +30.0%
2010 282 t -13.2%
2011 808 t +186.5%
2012 593 t -26.6%
2013 993 t +67.5%
2014 1,936 t +95.0%
2015 1,419 t -26.7%
2016 1,853 t +30.6%
2017 2,535 t +36.8%
2018 4,528 t +78.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 180.67 t 20 t 499 t 3
2000s 631.7 t 88 t 2,317 t 10
2010s 1,661 t 282 t 4,528 t 9

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 136 Barbados 4,825 t compare
  2. 137 Burundi 4,789 t compare
  3. 138 Guyana 4,547 t compare
  4. 140 Brunei Darussalam 4,228 t compare
  5. 141 Sierra Leone 4,184 t compare
  6. 142 Guinea 3,981 t compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Somalia?
Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in Somalia was 4,528 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 4,528 t in 2018.
What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 20 t in 1998.
How does Somalia rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import?
Somalia ranks 139th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,711.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
172 places, 3,728 data points, 1997–2018
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