Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1,874 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,874 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 64.1% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 28,900 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,142 t, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 97th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,600 t | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 5,500 t | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 6,100 t | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 6,300 t | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 6,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,900 t | +25.4% |
| 1968 | 5,400 t | -31.6% |
| 1969 | 7,100 t | +31.5% |
| 1970 | 8,600 t | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 8,400 t | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 8,700 t | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 8,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,700 t | -46.0% |
| 1978 | 6,000 t | +27.7% |
| 1979 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,500 t | -41.7% |
| 1981 | 6,100 t | +74.3% |
| 1982 | 5,000 t | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 4,600 t | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 4,000 t | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 4,500 t | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 3,400 t | -24.4% |
| 1987 | 3,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,400 t | +58.8% |
| 1989 | 28,900 t | +435.2% |
| 1990 | 8,000 t | -72.3% |
| 1991 | 8,600 t | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 4,172 t | -51.5% |
| 1993 | 9,300 t | +122.9% |
| 1994 | 7,462 t | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 11,057 t | +48.2% |
| 1996 | 8,886 t | -19.6% |
| 1997 | 6,400 t | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 8,758 t | +36.8% |
| 1999 | 7,011 t | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 8,023 t | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 9,400 t | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 8,825 t | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 11,286 t | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 9,867 t | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 8,124 t | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 9,857 t | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 7,820 t | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 9,661 t | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 7,587 t | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 6,767 t | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 7,513 t | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 9,372 t | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 5,402 t | -42.4% |
| 2014 | 6,205 t | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 4,081 t | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 3,845 t | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3,105 t | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 2,979 t | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3,276 t | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1,356 t | -58.6% |
| 2021 | 1,666 t | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 1,479 t | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 1,142 t | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 1,874 t | +64.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,122 t | 4,900 t | 7,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,720 t | 4,700 t | 8,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,880 t | 3,400 t | 28,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,965 t | 4,172 t | 11,057 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,045 t | 7,587 t | 11,286 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,254 t | 2,979 t | 9,372 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,503 t | 1,142 t | 1,874 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 1,324 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 8.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0027 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica was 1,874 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28,900 t in 1989.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 t in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.