Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 2,523 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica is 2,523 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 61,852 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,523 t, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,700 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,300 t | +43.2% |
| 1963 | 4,600 t | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 5,500 t | +19.6% |
| 1965 | 6,100 t | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 7,600 t | +24.6% |
| 1967 | 7,400 t | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 7,600 t | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 8,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 11,100 t | +38.8% |
| 1971 | 10,700 t | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 10,000 t | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 12,400 t | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 12,700 t | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 11,200 t | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 11,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11,900 t | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 14,900 t | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 11,800 t | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 12,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 8,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 7,000 t | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 11,400 t | +62.9% |
| 1984 | 11,300 t | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 11,000 t | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 12,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 8,500 t | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 12,000 t | +41.2% |
| 1989 | 11,000 t | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 15,000 t | +36.4% |
| 1991 | 16,800 t | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 15,392 t | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 18,801 t | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 18,073 t | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 15,300 t | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 14,400 t | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 17,000 t | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 17,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25,000 t | +47.1% |
| 2000 | 26,000 t | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 23,230 t | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 23,872 t | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 25,030 t | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 22,951 t | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 20,356 t | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 47,523 t | +133.5% |
| 2007 | 61,852 t | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 41,700 t | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 4,680 t | -88.8% |
| 2010 | 26,993 t | +476.8% |
| 2011 | 22,281 t | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 25,448 t | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 19,478 t | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 21,337 t | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 15,674 t | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 11,228 t | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 9,521 t | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 7,771 t | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 6,010 t | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 3,909 t | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 4,200 t | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3,250 t | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 2,602 t | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 2,523 t | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,200 t | 3,700 t | 8,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,790 t | 10,000 t | 14,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,420 t | 7,000 t | 12,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,277 t | 14,400 t | 25,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,719 t | 4,680 t | 61,852 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,574 t | 6,010 t | 26,993 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,297 t | 2,523 t | 4,200 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 89 Kuwait 2,965 t compare
- 90 Norway 2,718 t compare
- 91 Papua New Guinea 2,560 t compare
- 93 Netherlands Antilles (former) 2,325 t compare
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 2,279 t compare
- 95 Malawi 2,216 t compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 1,948 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -11.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0055 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 2,523 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61,852 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,523 t in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.