Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 13,765 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 13,765 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 28,300 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 564 t, in 1992.
That places Ghana 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,300 t | +30.3% |
| 1963 | 5,200 t | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 11,700 t | +125.0% |
| 1965 | 18,900 t | +61.5% |
| 1966 | 28,300 t | +49.7% |
| 1967 | 10,300 t | -63.6% |
| 1968 | 5,700 t | -44.7% |
| 1969 | 6,500 t | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 3,600 t | -44.6% |
| 1971 | 3,900 t | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 6,000 t | +53.8% |
| 1973 | 7,600 t | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 11,300 t | +48.7% |
| 1975 | 7,300 t | -35.4% |
| 1976 | 5,800 t | -20.5% |
| 1977 | 6,600 t | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 4,400 t | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 2,800 t | -36.4% |
| 1980 | 1,500 t | -46.4% |
| 1981 | 1,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 2,300 t | +130.0% |
| 1984 | 3,200 t | +39.1% |
| 1985 | 4,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 1,600 t | -60.0% |
| 1987 | 2,100 t | +31.2% |
| 1988 | 2,000 t | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 1,800 t | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 6,000 t | +233.3% |
| 1991 | 8,400 t | +40.0% |
| 1992 | 564 t | -93.3% |
| 1993 | 2,040 t | +261.7% |
| 1994 | 1,144 t | -43.9% |
| 1995 | 4,500 t | +293.4% |
| 1996 | 7,600 t | +68.9% |
| 1997 | 3,400 t | -55.3% |
| 1998 | 9,700 t | +185.3% |
| 1999 | 8,600 t | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 8,600 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,500 t | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 14,400 t | +121.5% |
| 2003 | 11,110 t | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 9,639 t | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 9,639 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,573 t | +51.2% |
| 2007 | 14,573 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,573 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,209 t | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 11,579 t | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 11,657 t | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10,235 t | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 10,235 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,287 t | -38.6% |
| 2015 | 12,355 t | +96.5% |
| 2016 | 14,809 t | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 13,351 t | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 16,119 t | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 19,914 t | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 12,036 t | -39.6% |
| 2021 | 6,716 t | -44.2% |
| 2022 | 6,801 t | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11,935 t | +75.5% |
| 2024 | 13,765 t | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,467 t | 3,300 t | 28,300 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,930 t | 2,800 t | 11,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,100 t | 1,000 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,195 t | 564 t | 9,700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,482 t | 6,500 t | 14,573 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,654 t | 6,287 t | 19,914 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,251 t | 6,716 t | 13,765 t | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 9,575 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 128.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana was 13,765 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28,300 t in 1966.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 564 t in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.