Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe

Europe: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 2.40 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.40 million t
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
1st
of 20 regions
All-time high
7.19 million t
in 2007
All-time low
1.52 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe, 1961–2024

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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 regions 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

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 India 737,679 t compare
  2. 2 Germany 551,051 t compare
  3. 3 China 494,088 t compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 423,854 t compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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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 regions 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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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.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
254 places, 12,281 data points, 1961–2024
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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.