Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 89,010 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Africa stood at 89,010 t.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Africa peaked at 158,230 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,200 t, in 1963.
That places Eastern Africa 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,700 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,700 t | -23.6% |
| 1963 | 7,200 t | -25.8% |
| 1964 | 9,800 t | +36.1% |
| 1965 | 10,600 t | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 10,200 t | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 12,200 t | +19.6% |
| 1968 | 13,200 t | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 10,100 t | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 13,500 t | +33.7% |
| 1971 | 15,800 t | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 16,100 t | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 15,900 t | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 15,500 t | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 18,300 t | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 14,900 t | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 16,300 t | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 19,300 t | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 20,600 t | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 21,500 t | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 19,800 t | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 18,600 t | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 18,900 t | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 15,300 t | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 16,200 t | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 15,753 t | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 18,645 t | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 21,818 t | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 17,071 t | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 16,888 t | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 16,878 t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 18,260 t | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 16,374 t | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 13,533 t | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 28,916 t | +113.7% |
| 1996 | 22,832 t | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 32,003 t | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 59,205 t | +85.0% |
| 1999 | 62,869 t | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 41,785 t | -33.5% |
| 2001 | 33,987 t | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 36,366 t | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 64,795 t | +78.2% |
| 2004 | 88,756 t | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 84,423 t | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 133,084 t | +57.6% |
| 2007 | 107,863 t | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 115,746 t | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 103,946 t | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 143,156 t | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 132,380 t | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 140,703 t | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 146,025 t | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 144,458 t | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 158,230 t | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 138,794 t | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 109,209 t | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 111,539 t | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 109,737 t | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 78,431 t | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 69,742 t | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 75,406 t | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 91,784 t | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 89,010 t | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +113.7% | 13,533 t | 28,916 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,633 t | 7,200 t | 13,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,620 t | 13,500 t | 20,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,359 t | 15,300 t | 21,818 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,776 t | 13,533 t | 62,869 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,075 t | 33,987 t | 133,084 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,423 t | 109,209 t | 158,230 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,875 t | 69,742 t | 91,784 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 16 Switzerland 58,305 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 307 t compare
- 17 Czechia 52,000 t compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 268 t compare
- 18 Serbia and Montenegro 49,000 t compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 37 t compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32 t compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 46,157 t compare
- 20 Hungary 44,801 t compare
- 20 Türkiye 87,435 t compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5 t compare
- 21 Belgium 41,973 t compare
- 22 Thailand 40,153 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Africa?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Africa was 89,010 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 158,230 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,200 t in 1963.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Eastern Africa ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.