Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland
China, mainland: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 423,854 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland is 423,854 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 772.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland peaked at 709,529 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 200 t, in 1963.
That places China, mainland 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 500 t | — |
| 1963 | 200 t | -60.0% |
| 1971 | 16,400 t | +8100.0% |
| 1972 | 16,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20,000 t | +22.0% |
| 1977 | 80,000 t | +300.0% |
| 1978 | 126,900 t | +58.6% |
| 1979 | 126,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 115,000 t | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 165,000 t | +43.5% |
| 1982 | 100,000 t | -39.4% |
| 1983 | 100,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 246,000 t | +146.0% |
| 1986 | 107,000 t | -56.5% |
| 1987 | 142,000 t | +32.7% |
| 1988 | 112,000 t | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 91,000 t | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 16,200 t | -82.2% |
| 1991 | 21,100 t | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 59,667 t | +182.8% |
| 1993 | 119,897 t | +100.9% |
| 1994 | 92,057 t | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 34,800 t | -62.2% |
| 1996 | 356,300 t | +923.9% |
| 1997 | 454,100 t | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 236,400 t | -47.9% |
| 1999 | 248,000 t | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 211,000 t | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 153,700 t | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 199,000 t | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 351,363 t | +76.6% |
| 2004 | 112,000 t | -68.1% |
| 2005 | 135,000 t | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 14,000 t | -89.6% |
| 2007 | 14,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 20,648 t | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 37,238 t | +80.3% |
| 2011 | 14,507 t | -61.0% |
| 2012 | 134,679 t | +828.4% |
| 2013 | 113,868 t | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 48,599 t | -57.3% |
| 2015 | 59,415 t | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 60,246 t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 332,179 t | +451.4% |
| 2018 | 479,201 t | +44.3% |
| 2019 | 460,072 t | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 654,320 t | +42.2% |
| 2021 | 709,529 t | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 464,561 t | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 512,396 t | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 423,854 t | -17.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +8100.0% | 200 t | 16,400 t |
| 1996 | +923.9% | 34,800 t | 356,300 t |
| 2012 | +828.4% | 14,507 t | 134,679 t |
| 2017 | +451.4% | 60,246 t | 332,179 t |
| 1977 | +300.0% | 20,000 t | 80,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 350 t | 200 t | 500 t | 2 |
| 1970s | 48,422 t | 16,400 t | 126,900 t | 9 |
| 1980s | 127,800 t | 91,000 t | 246,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,852 t | 16,200 t | 454,100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,571 t | 14,000 t | 351,363 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,000 t | 14,507 t | 479,201 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 552,932 t | 423,854 t | 709,529 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 India 737,679 t compare
- 2 Germany 551,051 t compare
- 3 China 494,088 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23,922 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 17,854 t compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 304,000 t compare
- 7 Italy 300,149 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 16,168 t compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland was 423,854 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 709,529 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 t in 1963.
- How does China, mainland rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 772.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.