Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0107 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Switzerland is 0.0107 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0707 t per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 t per person, in 1962.
That places Switzerland 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 t per person | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 t per person | +41.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 t per person | -24.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0307 t per person | +552.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0316 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0392 t per person | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0306 t per person | -21.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0342 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0402 t per person | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 0.04 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0321 t per person | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0312 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0384 t per person | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0444 t per person | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0407 t per person | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.046 t per person | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0436 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0364 t per person | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0463 t per person | +26.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0455 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0516 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0506 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.054 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0534 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0505 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0549 t per person | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0588 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.055 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0591 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0575 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0592 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0597 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0609 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0668 t per person | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0648 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0614 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0634 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0631 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0684 t per person | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0682 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0618 t per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0707 t per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0574 t per person | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0603 t per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0373 t per person | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0253 t per person | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0203 t per person | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.018 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0145 t per person | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 t per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 t per person | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0116 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.009 t per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0107 t per person | +19.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0107 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 t per person, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0107 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 t per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +552.0% | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0307 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0108 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0316 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0371 t per person | 0.0306 t per person | 0.0444 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0476 t per person | 0.0364 t per person | 0.054 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0582 t per person | 0.0505 t per person | 0.0668 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0646 t per person | 0.0574 t per person | 0.0707 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0231 t per person | 0.0112 t per person | 0.0603 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 0.0116 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Switzerland?
- Wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0107 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood pulp — import quantity, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0707 t per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest wood pulp — import quantity, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 t per person in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for wood pulp — import quantity, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pulp — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood pulp — 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.
Wood pulp — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood pulp — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wood pulp — 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.