Canada vs Northern America: Newsprint — Export quantity

Canada
1.52 million t
in 2024
Northern America
1.63 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
1st
Northern America rank
4th

Newsprint — Export quantity over time

  • Canada
  • Northern America
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 1.63 million t against 1.52 million t in Canada, a difference of 116,440 t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 6.41 million t 6.52 million t 106,533 t Northern America
1970s 7.35 million t 7.47 million t 119,220 t Northern America
1980s 8.06 million t 8.38 million t 318,850 t Northern America
1990s 8.70 million t 9.54 million t 839,440 t Northern America
2000s 7.02 million t 7.68 million t 668,384 t Northern America
2010s 3.39 million t 3.91 million t 517,050 t Northern America
2020s 1.82 million t 1.91 million t 90,364 t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — export quantity, Canada or Northern America?
Northern America, at 1.63 million t against 1.52 million t in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — export quantity between Canada and Northern America?
116,440 t, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for newsprint — export quantity?
Canada ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th of 176 countries.
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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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