Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Newsprint — Production

Norway
505,000 t
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
449,965 t
in 2024
Norway rank
8th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
9th

Newsprint — Production over time

  • Norway
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 505,000 t against 449,965 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 55,035 t.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 96 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 338,778 t 733,589 t 394,811 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 504,900 t 424,980 t 79,920 t Norway
1980s 794,800 t 333,300 t 461,500 t Norway
1990s 928,120 t 857,400 t 70,720 t Norway
2000s 719,800 t 1.08 million t 363,900 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 480,200 t 956,255 t 476,055 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 480,800 t 510,775 t 29,975 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — production, Norway or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Norway, at 505,000 t against 449,965 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — production between Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55,035 t, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for newsprint — production?
Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Newsprint — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Newsprint — Production. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/newsprint-production-2/norway/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/newsprint-production-2/norway/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/">Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Newsprint — Production</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Newsprint — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
132 places, 5,826 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en