China vs Europe: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
China
494,088 t
in 2024
Europe
2.40 million t
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Europe rank
1st
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 2.40 million t against 494,088 t in China, a difference of 1.91 million t.
That makes Europe's figure about 4.9 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,289 t | 1.86 million t | 1.82 million t | Europe |
| 1970s | 140,850 t | 3.02 million t | 2.88 million t | Europe |
| 1980s | 335,700 t | 3.99 million t | 3.66 million t | Europe |
| 1990s | 759,066 t | 5.70 million t | 4.94 million t | Europe |
| 2000s | 841,611 t | 6.75 million t | 5.90 million t | Europe |
| 2010s | 579,821 t | 4.53 million t | 3.95 million t | Europe |
| 2020s | 645,979 t | 2.60 million t | 1.95 million t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, China or Europe?
- Europe, at 2.40 million t against 494,088 t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between China and Europe?
- 1.91 million t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 1st of 206 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.