Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Africa
Africa: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 276,323 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa stood at 276,323 t.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa peaked at 505,059 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69,700 t, in 1968.
Africa ranks 11th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 157,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 133,500 t | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 135,800 t | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 140,900 t | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 136,400 t | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 126,300 t | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 92,200 t | -27.0% |
| 1968 | 69,700 t | -24.4% |
| 1969 | 101,000 t | +44.9% |
| 1970 | 135,000 t | +33.7% |
| 1971 | 131,800 t | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 112,700 t | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 93,690 t | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 125,600 t | +34.1% |
| 1975 | 113,150 t | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 134,400 t | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 139,950 t | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 159,200 t | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 142,000 t | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 149,400 t | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 184,600 t | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 168,000 t | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 175,300 t | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 133,000 t | -24.1% |
| 1985 | 118,000 t | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 136,942 t | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 126,375 t | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 167,421 t | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 142,174 t | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 147,601 t | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 171,391 t | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 153,917 t | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 167,727 t | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 158,373 t | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 210,485 t | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 191,308 t | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 203,394 t | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 261,260 t | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 289,514 t | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 277,424 t | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 414,582 t | +49.4% |
| 2002 | 359,742 t | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 303,579 t | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 379,329 t | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 375,260 t | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 425,813 t | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 467,523 t | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 435,821 t | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 488,722 t | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 456,852 t | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 505,059 t | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 489,300 t | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 463,304 t | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 491,032 t | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 441,541 t | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 425,865 t | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 425,441 t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 386,753 t | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 415,726 t | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 297,164 t | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 246,618 t | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 216,068 t | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 237,330 t | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 276,323 t | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121,511 t | 69,700 t | 157,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 128,749 t | 93,690 t | 159,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,121 t | 118,000 t | 184,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 195,497 t | 147,601 t | 289,514 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 392,780 t | 277,424 t | 488,722 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 450,087 t | 386,753 t | 505,059 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 254,701 t | 216,068 t | 297,164 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa was 276,323 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 505,059 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,700 t in 1968.
- How does Africa rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.