Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 495,298 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Asia stood at 495,298 t.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Asia peaked at 1.96 million t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32,300 t, in 1961.
That places Eastern Asia 8th 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 32,900 t | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 35,100 t | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 117,000 t | +233.3% |
| 1965 | 49,900 t | -57.4% |
| 1966 | 68,800 t | +37.9% |
| 1967 | 95,400 t | +38.7% |
| 1968 | 182,700 t | +91.5% |
| 1969 | 228,000 t | +24.8% |
| 1970 | 163,800 t | -28.2% |
| 1971 | 149,900 t | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 185,900 t | +24.0% |
| 1973 | 201,000 t | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 200,600 t | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 146,200 t | -27.1% |
| 1976 | 184,500 t | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 240,000 t | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 315,600 t | +31.5% |
| 1979 | 361,500 t | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 404,200 t | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 498,000 t | +23.2% |
| 1982 | 513,700 t | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 543,000 t | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 606,200 t | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 793,000 t | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 780,600 t | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 863,421 t | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 751,600 t | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 884,399 t | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 922,597 t | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 992,297 t | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million t | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million t | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million t | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million t | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.70 million t | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 1.96 million t | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 1.66 million t | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million t | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.61 million t | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million t | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.76 million t | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million t | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million t | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million t | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 965,682 t | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 879,726 t | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 679,934 t | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 750,344 t | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 704,221 t | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 748,400 t | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 661,953 t | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 546,111 t | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 493,741 t | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 423,031 t | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 630,200 t | +49.0% |
| 2018 | 737,058 t | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 650,380 t | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 778,757 t | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 816,074 t | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 568,474 t | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 585,001 t | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 495,298 t | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,567 t | 32,300 t | 228,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 214,900 t | 146,200 t | 361,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 663,812 t | 404,200 t | 884,399 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 million t | 922,597 t | 1.96 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million t | 679,934 t | 1.76 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 634,544 t | 423,031 t | 750,344 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 648,721 t | 495,298 t | 816,074 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 304,000 t compare
- 7 Italy 300,149 t compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 274,031 t compare
- 9 France 150,130 t compare
- 10 Poland 103,937 t compare
- 11 Mexico 101,690 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Asia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Eastern Asia was 495,298 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million t in 1997.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,300 t in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.