Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
314.29 % change on previous year
Yemen
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Russian Federation
Median
-1.76 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
11,396
What the numbers show
Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 314.29 % change on previous year in Yemen; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.76 % change on previous year, and the mean is -3.23 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium-Luxembourg (up 54,628.1%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 3,662.7%).
Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 314.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,516.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 230 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,270.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 208.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Rwanda | 192.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 402.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Maldives | 177.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 584.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 172.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 631.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Somalia | 159.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 154.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 118.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 10 | South Africa | 115.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 658.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 112.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 347.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Bhutan | 104.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 212.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Kuwait | 102.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,597.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Barbados | 90.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 682.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Senegal | 88.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 311.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 83.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,172.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 81.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 406.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 79.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 352.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 76.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 414.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 75.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 575.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Jamaica | 64.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 331.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 62.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 343.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 60.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 55.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 943.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 50.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 47.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Cambodia | 46.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Eswatini | 40.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Suriname | 37.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 562.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 37.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Botswana | 37.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 37.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,778.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 35.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,673.2% | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 30.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 30.19 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 54,628.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 27.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Mauritius | 26.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 186.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Sweden | 24.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 204.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Samoa | 23.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 23.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 430.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 22.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Niger | 21.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Libya | 20.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Germany | 19.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 19.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Paraguay | 18.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,537.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 17.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 17.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Canada | 17.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 16.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 16.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 526.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 15.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Malawi | 13.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Philippines | 12.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 302.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Malta | 11.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Poland | 11.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 267.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Zambia | 11.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 330.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 10.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 171.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 9.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 62 | India | 9.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 303.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Greenland | 9.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 8.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | 7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 6.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Czechia | 6.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Italy | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 392.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.8% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Cuba | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 75 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Cyprus | 0.2592 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Gibraltar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Anguilla | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -0.7469 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Georgia | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Costa Rica | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Colombia | -3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Singapore | -3.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Greece | -4.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Namibia | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Lithuania | -5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Croatia | -5.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia | -5.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Mexico | -6.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 456.5% | volatile |
| 115 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 556.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Seychelles | -7.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | -7.44 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Serbia and Montenegro | -7.55 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 115.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | -7.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | -7.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.3% | volatile |
| 121 | New Zealand | -7.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovakia | -8.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Chile | -9.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | -9.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 316.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Myanmar | -10.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -11.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Switzerland | -12.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | -12.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Iceland | -12.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Ecuador | -12.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 397.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Romania | -13.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Bahamas | -13.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | -13.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Cameroon | -14.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.1% | volatile |
| 135 | China | -15.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Gabon | -16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,662.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | -16.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | China, mainland | -17.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Dominican Republic | -17.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Guatemala | -18.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Haiti | -19.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 806.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Sudan (former) | -19.73 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 117.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | -20.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 539.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Denmark | -20.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Curaçao | -20.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 212.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | -21.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium | -21.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 810.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Australia and New Zealand | -23.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Japan | -23.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,278.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Togo | -23.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Algeria | -24.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Lesotho | -25.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Nigeria | -26.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.4% | volatile |
| 154 | China, Macao SAR | -27.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Ireland | -28.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 317.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | -28.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Benin | -29.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Australia | -32.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,958.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Estonia | -36.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Guyana | -36.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 501.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Czechoslovakia | -37.97 % change on previous year | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Bermuda | -38.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -38.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,284.4% | volatile |
| 164 | USSR | -40 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 170.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Honduras | -49.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,286.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Mozambique | -57.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 668.8% | volatile |
| 167 | United Arab Emirates | -59.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea | -65.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Norway | -68.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 154.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritania | -72.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 847.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Jordan | -77.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Liberia | -78.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Ethiopia | -78.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 600.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahrain | -81.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Afghanistan | -83.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Dominica | -84.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Congo | -84.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Aruba | -88.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,286.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Comoros | -88.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Oman | -92.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,246.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Argentina | -93.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Qatar | -94.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 414.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Djibouti | -96.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Mali | -98.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 531.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Tajikistan | -98.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Ethiopia PDR | -98.96 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 271.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Eritrea | -99.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 618.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Angola | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 307.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 188 | American Samoa | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Belarus | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 850.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Mongolia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | New Caledonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 291.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Palau | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Chad | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 170.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Tonga | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 117.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Norfolk Island | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Republic of Korea | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Russian Federation | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 198.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Micronesia 248.86 % change on previous year
- Côte d'Ivoire 152.29 % change on previous year
- Timor-Leste 117.65 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 97.36 % change on previous year
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 88.97 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 26.2 % change on previous year
- Polynesia 32.43 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 22.92 % change on previous year
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29.64 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 20.8 % change on previous year
- Syrian Arab Republic 21.28 % change on previous year
- Africa 16.43 % change on previous year
- Republic of Moldova 17.09 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 10.94 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 9.31 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9.18 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 7.59 % change on previous year
- Europe 5.05 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 6.87 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.0491 % change on previous year
- South America 5.48 % change on previous year
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5.28 % change on previous year
- Lao People's Democratic Republic -4.02 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 5.06 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -4.78 % change on previous year
- World 1.95 % change on previous year
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -11.3 % change on previous year
- Caribbean -2.06 % change on previous year
- Viet Nam -11.5 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa -3.02 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa -24.44 % change on previous year
- Americas -3.66 % change on previous year
- Melanesia -30.22 % change on previous year
- Northern America -4.3 % change on previous year
- United Republic of Tanzania -38.68 % change on previous year
- United States of America -4.47 % change on previous year
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea -85.09 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -4.59 % change on previous year
- Democratic Republic of the Congo -85.78 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.