Newsprint — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Newsprint — Export quantity was 85,988 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newsprint — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 85,988 t for newsprint — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — export quantity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 299,800 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37,004 t, in 2021.
That places Australia and New Zealand 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 42,300 t | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 107,700 t | +154.6% |
| 1964 | 114,700 t | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 112,200 t | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 113,200 t | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 109,600 t | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 119,700 t | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 121,200 t | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 118,700 t | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 127,000 t | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 124,200 t | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 111,300 t | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 120,300 t | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 106,600 t | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 164,100 t | +53.9% |
| 1977 | 190,000 t | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 198,700 t | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 208,700 t | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 242,400 t | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 234,200 t | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 159,900 t | -31.7% |
| 1983 | 153,800 t | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 177,700 t | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 191,300 t | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 147,600 t | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 122,700 t | -16.9% |
| 1988 | 121,900 t | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 170,200 t | +39.6% |
| 1990 | 224,600 t | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 240,700 t | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 286,439 t | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 261,109 t | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 254,300 t | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 229,500 t | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 259,200 t | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 260,300 t | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 272,000 t | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 237,600 t | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 229,000 t | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 214,000 t | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 218,000 t | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 198,000 t | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 278,000 t | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 299,800 t | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 219,195 t | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 138,154 t | -37.0% |
| 2008 | 199,000 t | +44.0% |
| 2009 | 185,000 t | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 205,493 t | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 221,959 t | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 223,169 t | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 203,404 t | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 136,463 t | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 141,126 t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 211,392 t | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 278,028 t | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 278,169 t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 130,674 t | -53.0% |
| 2020 | 85,647 t | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 37,004 t | -56.8% |
| 2022 | 43,418 t | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 71,322 t | +64.3% |
| 2024 | 85,988 t | +20.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +154.6% | 42,300 t | 107,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,433 t | 42,300 t | 121,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 146,960 t | 106,600 t | 208,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 172,170 t | 121,900 t | 242,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 252,575 t | 224,600 t | 286,439 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 217,815 t | 138,154 t | 299,800 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,988 t | 130,674 t | 278,169 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,676 t | 37,004 t | 85,988 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 14 United States 116,439 t compare
- 15 Belgium-Luxembourg 114,000 t compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 87,219 t compare
- 18 Australia 85,987 t compare
- 19 Finland 56,569 t compare
- 20 Slovenia 55,390 t compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 98.34 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — export quantity in Australia and New Zealand?
- Newsprint — export quantity in Australia and New Zealand was 85,988 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — export quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 299,800 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest newsprint — export quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,004 t in 2021.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for newsprint — export quantity?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — export quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Newsprint — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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