Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 46,157 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
46,157 t
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
19th
of 206 countries
All-time high
345,002 t
in 2005
All-time low
22,361 t
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand stood at 46,157 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 345,002 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22,361 t, in 2019.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th of 206 countries 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 300,700 t
1962 201,500 t -33.0%
1963 224,200 t +11.3%
1964 261,400 t +16.6%
1965 289,100 t +10.6%
1966 280,400 t -3.0%
1967 281,400 t +0.4%
1968 302,700 t +7.6%
1969 295,200 t -2.5%
1970 275,800 t -6.6%
1971 288,300 t +4.5%
1972 221,400 t -23.2%
1973 266,000 t +20.1%
1974 289,200 t +8.7%
1975 326,800 t +13.0%
1976 225,200 t -31.1%
1977 320,900 t +42.5%
1978 273,400 t -14.8%
1979 295,000 t +7.9%
1980 337,100 t +14.3%
1981 281,900 t -16.4%
1982 252,000 t -10.6%
1983 147,600 t -41.4%
1984 202,000 t +36.9%
1985 323,000 t +59.9%
1986 304,000 t -5.9%
1987 295,900 t -2.7%
1988 275,200 t -7.0%
1989 301,500 t +9.6%
1990 306,800 t +1.8%
1991 194,600 t -36.6%
1992 174,165 t -10.5%
1993 205,324 t +17.9%
1994 206,102 t +0.4%
1995 257,102 t +24.7%
1996 281,602 t +9.5%
1997 250,002 t -11.2%
1998 289,002 t +15.6%
1999 278,002 t -3.8%
2000 305,002 t +9.7%
2001 239,002 t -21.6%
2002 253,002 t +5.9%
2003 278,002 t +9.9%
2004 324,002 t +16.5%
2005 345,002 t +6.5%
2006 274,002 t -20.6%
2007 284,002 t +3.6%
2008 200,119 t -29.5%
2009 182,162 t -9.0%
2010 253,698 t +39.3%
2011 188,923 t -25.5%
2012 111,159 t -41.2%
2013 91,942 t -17.3%
2014 103,791 t +12.9%
2015 93,838 t -9.6%
2016 79,034 t -15.8%
2017 73,084 t -7.5%
2018 42,341 t -42.1%
2019 22,361 t -47.2%
2020 91,382 t +308.7%
2021 80,297 t -12.1%
2022 84,180 t +4.8%
2023 60,410 t -28.2%
2024 46,157 t -23.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 270,733 t 201,500 t 302,700 t 9
1970s 278,200 t 221,400 t 326,800 t 10
1980s 272,020 t 147,600 t 337,100 t 10
1990s 244,270 t 174,165 t 306,800 t 10
2000s 268,430 t 182,162 t 345,002 t 10
2010s 106,017 t 22,361 t 253,698 t 10
2020s 72,485 t 46,157 t 91,382 t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 16 Switzerland 58,305 t compare
  2. 17 Czechia 52,000 t compare
  3. 18 Serbia and Montenegro 49,000 t compare
  4. 20 Hungary 44,801 t compare
  5. 21 Belgium 41,973 t compare
  6. 22 Thailand 40,153 t compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand?
Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand was 46,157 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 345,002 t in 2005.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 22,361 t in 2019.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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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.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
254 places, 12,281 data points, 1961–2024
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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.