Melanesia vs Middle Africa: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Melanesia
3,101 t
in 2024
Middle Africa
3,604 t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
10th
Middle Africa rank
9th
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Melanesia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 3,604 t against 3,101 t in Melanesia, a difference of 503 t.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Melanesia ranks 10th and Middle Africa ranks 9th of 20 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 4 and Middle Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 322.22 t | 1,156 t | 833.33 t | Middle Africa |
| 1970s | 2,200 t | 2,249 t | 49 t | Middle Africa |
| 1980s | 3,610 t | 2,950 t | 660 t | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 5,076 t | 3,035 t | 2,042 t | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 5,205 t | 4,948 t | 256.9 t | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 5,649 t | 8,346 t | 2,698 t | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 5,111 t | 4,506 t | 605.4 t | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, Melanesia or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 3,604 t against 3,101 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 503 t, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Middle Africa rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and Middle Africa ranks 9th of 20 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.