Africa vs Melanesia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Africa
276,323 t
in 2024
Melanesia
3,101 t
in 2024
Africa rank
11th
Melanesia rank
10th
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 276,323 t against 3,101 t in Melanesia, a difference of 273,222 t.
That makes Africa's figure about 89.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 28 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121,511 t | 322.22 t | 121,189 t | Africa |
| 1970s | 128,749 t | 2,200 t | 126,549 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 150,121 t | 3,610 t | 146,511 t | Africa |
| 1990s | 195,497 t | 5,076 t | 190,421 t | Africa |
| 2000s | 392,780 t | 5,205 t | 387,574 t | Africa |
| 2010s | 450,087 t | 5,649 t | 444,439 t | Africa |
| 2020s | 254,701 t | 5,111 t | 249,589 t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, Africa or Melanesia?
- Africa, at 276,323 t against 3,101 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between Africa and Melanesia?
- 273,222 t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Africa ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Newsprint — Import quantity with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.