Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.5171 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1967–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia is 0.5171 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.818 t per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 t per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Malaysia 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1969 | 0.004 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.007 t per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1972 | 0.007 t per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1973 | 0.007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 t per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | +88.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0088 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0116 t per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0155 t per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.042 t per square kilometre | +228.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0673 t per square kilometre | +137.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0825 t per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1793 t per square kilometre | +117.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1132 t per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1132 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1701 t per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1564 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1505 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.285 t per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 1995 | 0.196 t per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3123 t per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2198 t per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2146 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2194 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1863 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1829 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1829 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2464 t per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2769 t per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5404 t per square kilometre | +95.1% |
| 2006 | 0.818 t per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 2007 | 0.818 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6635 t per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3212 t per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4501 t per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4264 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.524 t per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4201 t per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5288 t per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4743 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5024 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5352 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5598 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.599 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4839 t per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6026 t per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6245 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5171 t per square kilometre | -17.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.5171 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0651 t per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.5171 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0352 t per square kilometre, 14.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +228.6% | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | 0.042 t per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +200.0% | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 0.0037 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 0.004 t per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 0.0125 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0568 t per square kilometre | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | 0.1793 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2037 t per square kilometre | 0.1132 t per square kilometre | 0.3123 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4237 t per square kilometre | 0.1829 t per square kilometre | 0.818 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.502 t per square kilometre | 0.4201 t per square kilometre | 0.599 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.557 t per square kilometre | 0.4839 t per square kilometre | 0.6245 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Tunisia 0.6691 t per square kilometre compare
- 40 Indonesia 0.6058 t per square kilometre compare
- 41 Ireland 0.5531 t per square kilometre compare
- 43 Lithuania 0.5052 t per square kilometre compare
- 44 Guatemala 0.4468 t per square kilometre compare
- 45 Pakistan 0.3656 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.5171 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.818 t per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 t per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Malaysia rank for wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood pulp — 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.
Wood pulp — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood pulp — 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
Wood pulp — 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.