Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Iceland
Iceland: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1,724 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Iceland is 1,724 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 18,097 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 583 t, in 1992.
That places Iceland 98th out of 206 countries 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,900 t | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 2,200 t | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 2,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 2,400 t | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 2,600 t | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 2,800 t | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 2,300 t | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 2,500 t | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 3,100 t | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 2,300 t | -25.8% |
| 1972 | 2,800 t | +21.7% |
| 1973 | 2,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,300 t | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 3,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 3,500 t | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 4,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,600 t | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 3,900 t | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 5,000 t | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 4,100 t | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 5,800 t | +41.5% |
| 1986 | 5,400 t | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 5,500 t | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 5,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,800 t | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 4,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 583 t | -87.9% |
| 1993 | 5,289 t | +807.2% |
| 1994 | 5,682 t | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 5,800 t | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 6,400 t | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 6,000 t | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 6,300 t | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 7,974 t | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 7,260 t | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 7,890 t | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 10,708 t | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 12,708 t | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 15,477 t | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 18,097 t | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 14,006 t | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 8,109 t | -42.1% |
| 2009 | 7,422 t | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 6,845 t | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 9,125 t | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 8,891 t | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8,246 t | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 9,213 t | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 9,213 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,214 t | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 6,000 t | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 8,324 t | +38.7% |
| 2019 | 6,617 t | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 5,695 t | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 2,848 t | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 4,684 t | +64.5% |
| 2023 | 1,966 t | -58.0% |
| 2024 | 1,724 t | -12.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1,724 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,862 t, 45% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1,724 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,300 t, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +807.2% | 583 t | 5,289 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,278 t | 1,800 t | 2,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,180 t | 2,300 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,860 t | 3,900 t | 5,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,165 t | 583 t | 6,400 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,965 t | 7,260 t | 18,097 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,069 t | 6,000 t | 9,213 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,383 t | 1,724 t | 5,695 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Iceland?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Iceland was 1,724 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18,097 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 583 t in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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.