Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in China
China: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 494,088 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 494,088 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in China peaked at 1.31 million t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 23,600 t, in 1961.
China ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,600 t | — |
| 1962 | 27,800 t | +17.8% |
| 1963 | 31,900 t | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 33,800 t | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 36,700 t | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 39,300 t | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 36,100 t | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 55,500 t | +53.7% |
| 1969 | 50,900 t | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 65,500 t | +28.7% |
| 1971 | 85,100 t | +29.9% |
| 1972 | 97,000 t | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 101,500 t | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 105,300 t | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 108,800 t | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 132,500 t | +21.8% |
| 1977 | 190,200 t | +43.5% |
| 1978 | 256,100 t | +34.6% |
| 1979 | 266,500 t | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 251,700 t | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 302,500 t | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 246,200 t | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 273,200 t | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 299,000 t | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 448,400 t | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 326,800 t | -27.1% |
| 1987 | 389,600 t | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 376,600 t | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 442,999 t | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 446,800 t | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 409,800 t | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 469,887 t | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 589,159 t | +25.4% |
| 1994 | 650,624 t | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 614,800 t | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 980,200 t | +59.4% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million t | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million t | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 1.07 million t | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 974,981 t | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 869,267 t | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 879,078 t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million t | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 969,109 t | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 906,082 t | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 782,892 t | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 710,333 t | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 690,603 t | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 538,192 t | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 608,296 t | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 580,605 t | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 691,931 t | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 604,759 t | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 491,389 t | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 439,466 t | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 393,385 t | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 614,970 t | +56.3% |
| 2018 | 729,484 t | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 643,923 t | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 774,910 t | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 812,639 t | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 566,051 t | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 582,209 t | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 494,088 t | -15.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 494,088 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,505 t, 328.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 494,088 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 616 t, 802.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,289 t | 23,600 t | 55,500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 140,850 t | 65,500 t | 266,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 335,700 t | 246,200 t | 448,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 759,066 t | 409,800 t | 1.31 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 841,611 t | 538,192 t | 1.10 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 579,821 t | 393,385 t | 729,484 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 645,979 t | 494,088 t | 812,639 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 737,679 t compare
- 2 Germany 551,051 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 423,854 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
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in China?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in China was 494,088 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million t in 1997.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,600 t in 1961.
- How does China rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.