Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 82,287 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 82,287 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 224,196 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,776 t, in 1994.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd of 20 regions on this measure, 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 22,700 t | +20.7% |
| 1963 | 24,400 t | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 12,500 t | -48.8% |
| 1965 | 15,900 t | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 15,100 t | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 20,500 t | +35.8% |
| 1968 | 27,000 t | +31.7% |
| 1969 | 30,100 t | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 27,600 t | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 28,200 t | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 26,400 t | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 26,290 t | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 25,500 t | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 28,850 t | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 24,400 t | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 29,250 t | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 27,200 t | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 28,000 t | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 21,500 t | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 34,400 t | +60.0% |
| 1982 | 29,200 t | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 26,600 t | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 31,000 t | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 28,213 t | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 18,586 t | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 25,316 t | +36.2% |
| 1988 | 26,985 t | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 22,071 t | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 14,110 t | -36.1% |
| 1991 | 15,410 t | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 14,931 t | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 12,021 t | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 7,776 t | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 44,622 t | +473.8% |
| 1996 | 52,720 t | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 85,366 t | +61.9% |
| 1998 | 90,471 t | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 96,975 t | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 70,978 t | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 91,999 t | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 73,615 t | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 89,326 t | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 108,224 t | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 107,146 t | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 152,022 t | +41.9% |
| 2007 | 126,527 t | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 124,683 t | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 158,109 t | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 188,486 t | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 182,892 t | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 187,641 t | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 189,237 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 198,296 t | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 224,196 t | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 198,832 t | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 172,474 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 139,711 t | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 176,805 t | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 102,685 t | -41.9% |
| 2021 | 79,024 t | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 62,446 t | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 75,371 t | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 82,287 t | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,778 t | 12,500 t | 30,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,169 t | 24,400 t | 29,250 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,387 t | 18,586 t | 34,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,440 t | 7,776 t | 96,975 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,263 t | 70,978 t | 158,109 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,857 t | 139,711 t | 224,196 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,363 t | 62,446 t | 102,685 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 India 737,679 t compare
- 2 Germany 551,051 t compare
- 3 China 494,088 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 423,854 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 304,000 t compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 82,287 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 224,196 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,776 t in 1994.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.