Americas vs China: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Americas
986,958 t
in 2024
China
494,088 t
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
China rank
3rd
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 986,958 t against 494,088 t in China, a difference of 492,870 t.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 3rd of 28 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 million t | 37,289 t | 6.17 million t | Americas |
| 1970s | 7.06 million t | 140,850 t | 6.91 million t | Americas |
| 1980s | 7.92 million t | 335,700 t | 7.58 million t | Americas |
| 1990s | 7.84 million t | 759,066 t | 7.08 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 6.42 million t | 841,611 t | 5.58 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 2.89 million t | 579,821 t | 2.31 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.21 million t | 645,979 t | 561,444 t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 986,958 t against 494,088 t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between Americas and China?
- 492,870 t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 3rd 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.