Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Caribbean

Caribbean: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 23,443 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23,443 t
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
25th
of 28 countries
All-time high
97,120 t
in 1989
All-time low
23,443 t
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Caribbean, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 23,443 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Caribbean peaked at 97,120 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 23,443 t, in 2024.

That places Caribbean 25th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Caribbean, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 39,400 t —
1962 49,000 t +24.4%
1963 30,700 t -37.3%
1964 48,100 t +56.7%
1965 32,700 t -32.0%
1966 41,000 t +25.4%
1967 40,400 t -1.5%
1968 39,300 t -2.7%
1969 39,000 t -0.8%
1970 44,400 t +13.8%
1971 49,900 t +12.4%
1972 45,900 t -8.0%
1973 45,700 t -0.4%
1974 51,200 t +12.0%
1975 50,700 t -1.0%
1976 50,700 t +0.0%
1977 53,400 t +5.3%
1978 59,200 t +10.9%
1979 56,400 t -4.7%
1980 57,100 t +1.2%
1981 70,300 t +23.1%
1982 64,600 t -8.1%
1983 73,900 t +14.4%
1984 68,100 t -7.8%
1985 73,413 t +7.8%
1986 65,341 t -11.0%
1987 72,123 t +10.4%
1988 77,434 t +7.4%
1989 97,120 t +25.4%
1990 73,668 t -24.1%
1991 77,368 t +5.0%
1992 40,195 t -48.0%
1993 44,219 t +10.0%
1994 39,385 t -10.9%
1995 48,753 t +23.8%
1996 46,259 t -5.1%
1997 61,547 t +33.0%
1998 64,256 t +4.4%
1999 86,164 t +34.1%
2000 69,327 t -19.5%
2001 76,304 t +10.1%
2002 79,319 t +4.0%
2003 81,817 t +3.1%
2004 93,575 t +14.4%
2005 95,069 t +1.6%
2006 88,398 t -7.0%
2007 84,795 t -4.1%
2008 92,121 t +8.6%
2009 74,380 t -19.3%
2010 85,657 t +15.2%
2011 82,864 t -3.3%
2012 72,704 t -12.3%
2013 87,221 t +20.0%
2014 59,927 t -31.3%
2015 66,616 t +11.2%
2016 67,021 t +0.6%
2017 57,719 t -13.9%
2018 50,155 t -13.1%
2019 45,386 t -9.5%
2020 27,399 t -39.6%
2021 25,301 t -7.7%
2022 27,238 t +7.7%
2023 23,936 t -12.1%
2024 23,443 t -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39,956 t 30,700 t 49,000 t 9
1970s 50,750 t 44,400 t 59,200 t 10
1980s 71,943 t 57,100 t 97,120 t 10
1990s 58,181 t 39,385 t 86,164 t 10
2000s 83,510 t 69,327 t 95,069 t 10
2010s 67,527 t 45,386 t 87,221 t 10
2020s 25,463 t 23,443 t 27,399 t 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 22 Thailand 40,153 t compare
  2. 23 Finland 37,960 t compare
  3. 24 China, Taiwan Province of 35,483 t compare
  4. 25 South Africa 34,979 t compare
  5. 26 China, Hong Kong SAR 34,286 t compare
  6. 27 Algeria 33,201 t compare
  7. 27 Côte d'Ivoire 825 t compare
  8. 28 Pakistan 32,646 t compare
  9. 28 Cabo Verde 1 t compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Caribbean?
Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Caribbean was 23,443 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 97,120 t in 1989.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 23,443 t in 2024.
How does Caribbean rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
Caribbean ranks 25th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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.