Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre in China
China: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 3.28 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre in China, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 3.28 t per square kilometre for total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre in China peaked at 5.2 t per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 t per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places China 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0185 t per square kilometre | +246.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | +134.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0351 t per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0415 t per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0448 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.047 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0443 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0448 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0444 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0603 t per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0706 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1054 t per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1981 | 0.114 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1316 t per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1717 t per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1871 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1847 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2546 t per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1987 | 0.28 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3163 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3384 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2722 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4055 t per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3455 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3144 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3962 t per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4247 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5689 t per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 0.571 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6397 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7871 t per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9192 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 1.38 t per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2002 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.82 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 2.17 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 3.08 t per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 3.45 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 3.71 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 3.86 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 4.49 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 4.96 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 4.87 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.78 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.12 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 5.19 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.2 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.36 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 3.8 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 3.69 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.83 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 2.71 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.28 t per square kilometre | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 0.0185 t per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0457 t per square kilometre | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | 0.0706 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2084 t per square kilometre | 0.1054 t per square kilometre | 0.3384 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4725 t per square kilometre | 0.2722 t per square kilometre | 0.7871 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 t per square kilometre | 0.9192 t per square kilometre | 4.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 t per square kilometre | 3.8 t per square kilometre | 5.2 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 t per square kilometre | 2.71 t per square kilometre | 3.69 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre in China?
- Total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre in China was 3.28 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 t per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 t per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does China rank for total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fibre furnish — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total fibre furnish — 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.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total fibre furnish — 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
Total fibre furnish — 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.