Eastern Africa vs Switzerland: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Eastern Africa
89,010 t
in 2024
Switzerland
58,305 t
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
19th
Switzerland rank
16th
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Eastern Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 89,010 t against 58,305 t in Switzerland, a difference of 30,705 t.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 28 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,633 t | 8,222 t | 2,411 t | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 16,620 t | 11,160 t | 5,460 t | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 18,359 t | 44,560 t | 26,201 t | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 28,776 t | 103,781 t | 75,005 t | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 81,075 t | 122,981 t | 41,906 t | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 133,423 t | 80,151 t | 53,272 t | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 80,875 t | 68,014 t | 12,860 t | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, Eastern Africa or Switzerland?
- Eastern Africa, at 89,010 t against 58,305 t in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between Eastern Africa and Switzerland?
- 30,705 t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Switzerland rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Eastern Africa ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 16th 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.