Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Americas
Americas: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 986,958 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Americas recorded 986,958 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Americas peaked at 8.92 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 986,958 t, in 2024.
Americas ranks 3rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.56 million t | — |
| 1962 | 5.52 million t | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.42 million t | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 5.95 million t | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 6.31 million t | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 6.97 million t | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 6.62 million t | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 6.57 million t | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 6.98 million t | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 6.85 million t | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 6.99 million t | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 7.15 million t | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 7.45 million t | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 7.54 million t | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 6.06 million t | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 6.69 million t | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 6.94 million t | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 7.58 million t | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 7.32 million t | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 7.44 million t | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 7.35 million t | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.74 million t | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 6.99 million t | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 7.81 million t | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 8.27 million t | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 8.53 million t | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 8.92 million t | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 8.52 million t | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 8.60 million t | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 8.19 million t | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 7.65 million t | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 7.43 million t | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 8.01 million t | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 8.28 million t | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 8.14 million t | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 7.23 million t | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 7.75 million t | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 7.75 million t | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.98 million t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.14 million t | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.30 million t | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 7.25 million t | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.38 million t | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6.97 million t | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 6.57 million t | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.23 million t | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.56 million t | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 5.27 million t | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 3.57 million t | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 3.71 million t | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.55 million t | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.32 million t | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.29 million t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.27 million t | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million t | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.61 million t | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 2.42 million t | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million t | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million t | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million t | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million t | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million t | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million t | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 986,958 t | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 million t | 5.42 million t | 6.98 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.06 million t | 6.06 million t | 7.58 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.92 million t | 6.74 million t | 8.92 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.84 million t | 7.23 million t | 8.28 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 million t | 3.57 million t | 8.14 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million t | 1.76 million t | 3.71 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million t | 986,958 t | 1.37 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 India 737,679 t compare
- 2 Germany 551,051 t compare
- 3 China 494,088 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 423,854 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 304,000 t compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export value 2.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 533.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Americas?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Americas was 986,958 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 million t in 1987.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 986,958 t in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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.