Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Newsprint — Export quantity

Africa
21,574 t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
85,988 t
in 2024
Africa rank
14th
Australia and New Zealand rank
14th

Newsprint — Export quantity over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 85,988 t against 21,574 t in Africa, a difference of 64,414 t.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 4.0 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Africa ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th of 27 groups.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 675 t 113,950 t 113,275 t Australia and New Zealand
1970s 45,790 t 146,960 t 101,170 t Australia and New Zealand
1980s 155,435 t 172,170 t 16,735 t Australia and New Zealand
1990s 133,198 t 252,575 t 119,377 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 90,484 t 217,815 t 127,330 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 57,621 t 202,988 t 145,367 t Australia and New Zealand
2020s 19,376 t 64,676 t 45,300 t Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — export quantity, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 85,988 t against 21,574 t in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — export quantity between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
64,414 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for newsprint — export quantity?
Africa ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th of 27 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Newsprint — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
207 places, 7,343 data points, 1961–2024
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