Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe
Europe: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 2.40 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe stood at 2.40 million t.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe peaked at 7.19 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million t, in 1961.
Europe ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.60 million t | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 1.67 million t | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.80 million t | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 1.83 million t | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.95 million t | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 1.83 million t | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 2.05 million t | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 2.48 million t | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 2.68 million t | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 2.57 million t | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 3.02 million t | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 3.15 million t | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 3.39 million t | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 2.76 million t | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 3.11 million t | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 3.02 million t | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 3.14 million t | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 3.35 million t | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 3.47 million t | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.73 million t | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 3.58 million t | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.66 million t | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.85 million t | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 3.85 million t | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.97 million t | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 4.34 million t | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 4.43 million t | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.06 million t | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 5.00 million t | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.08 million t | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.98 million t | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.33 million t | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 5.93 million t | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 5.51 million t | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 5.51 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.45 million t | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 6.52 million t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.68 million t | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.87 million t | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.16 million t | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.58 million t | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 6.36 million t | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.65 million t | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.08 million t | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 7.03 million t | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 7.19 million t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.82 million t | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.72 million t | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 5.71 million t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.64 million t | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.99 million t | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 4.76 million t | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.51 million t | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 4.30 million t | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.27 million t | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.04 million t | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.72 million t | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.37 million t | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.70 million t | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million t | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.86 million t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million t | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 2.40 million t | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 million t | 1.52 million t | 2.48 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.02 million t | 2.57 million t | 3.39 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.99 million t | 3.47 million t | 5.06 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.70 million t | 4.98 million t | 6.68 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.75 million t | 5.72 million t | 7.19 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million t | 3.37 million t | 5.71 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.60 million t | 2.28 million t | 2.86 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe was 2.40 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million t in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Europe ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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
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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.