Caribbean vs Western Africa: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Caribbean
23,443 t
in 2024
Western Africa
28,078 t
in 2024
Caribbean rank
25th
Western Africa rank
24th
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Caribbean
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 28,078 t against 23,443 t in Caribbean, a difference of 4,635 t.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 28 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 6 and Western Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,956 t | 17,933 t | 22,022 t | Caribbean |
| 1970s | 50,750 t | 30,230 t | 20,520 t | Caribbean |
| 1980s | 71,943 t | 20,287 t | 51,656 t | Caribbean |
| 1990s | 58,181 t | 18,818 t | 39,364 t | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 83,510 t | 45,541 t | 37,970 t | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 67,527 t | 56,848 t | 10,679 t | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 25,463 t | 29,050 t | 3,587 t | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, Caribbean or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 28,078 t against 23,443 t in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between Caribbean and Western Africa?
- 4,635 t, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Western Africa rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Caribbean ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 28 countries.
- 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.