Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia
Liberia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 29 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia is 29 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 78.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia peaked at 226 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1994.
That places Liberia 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 100 t | — |
| 1969 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 100 t | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 133.33 t | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 166.67 t | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 200 t | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 92 t | -54.0% |
| 1987 | 148 t | +60.9% |
| 1988 | 226 t | +52.7% |
| 1989 | 129 t | -42.9% |
| 1990 | 29 t | -77.5% |
| 1991 | 29 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23 t | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 11.5 t | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 13 t | — |
| 2004 | 43 t | +230.8% |
| 2005 | 43 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45 t | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 57 t | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 57 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 t | -64.9% |
| 2010 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42 t | +110.0% |
| 2013 | 49 t | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 49 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 119 t | +142.9% |
| 2016 | 34 t | -71.4% |
| 2017 | 30 t | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 54 t | +80.0% |
| 2019 | 216 t | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 33 t | -84.7% |
| 2021 | 69 t | +109.1% |
| 2022 | 52 t | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 135 t | +159.6% |
| 2024 | 29 t | -78.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 29 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 167 t, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 29 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 259 t, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +300.0% | 54 t | 216 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 t | 100 t | 100 t | 2 |
| 1970s | 133.33 t | 100 t | 200 t | 4 |
| 1980s | 176.17 t | 92 t | 226 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.25 t | 0 t | 29 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8 t | 0 t | 57 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3 t | 20 t | 216 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6 t | 29 t | 135 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 167 Solomon Islands 33 t compare
- 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33 t compare
- 169 Andorra 31 t compare
- 170 Angola 29 t compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 28 t compare
- 172 Turkmenistan 28 t compare
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Liberia was 29 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 226 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1994.
- How does Liberia rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Liberia ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.