Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 238 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 238 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 73.0% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 2,039 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 140th 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21 t | — |
| 1993 | 4 t | -81.0% |
| 1994 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47 t | +1075.0% |
| 1996 | 24 t | -48.9% |
| 1997 | 24 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11 t | -54.2% |
| 1999 | 700 t | +6263.6% |
| 2000 | 35 t | -95.0% |
| 2001 | 35 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29 t | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 106 t | +265.5% |
| 2004 | 264 t | +149.1% |
| 2005 | 264 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 t | -95.8% |
| 2007 | 385 t | +3400.0% |
| 2008 | 18 t | -95.3% |
| 2009 | 18 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 546 t | +2933.3% |
| 2011 | 1,101 t | +101.6% |
| 2012 | 1,673 t | +52.0% |
| 2013 | 2,039 t | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 1,882 t | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 106 t | -94.4% |
| 2016 | 282 t | +166.0% |
| 2017 | 527 t | +86.9% |
| 2018 | 22 t | -95.8% |
| 2019 | 818 t | +3618.2% |
| 2020 | 817 t | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 633 t | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 888 t | +40.3% |
| 2023 | 880 t | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 238 t | -73.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 238 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,020 t, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 238 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 259 t, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +6263.6% | 11 t | 700 t |
| 2019 | +3618.2% | 22 t | 818 t |
| 2007 | +3400.0% | 11 t | 385 t |
| 2010 | +2933.3% | 18 t | 546 t |
| 1995 | +1075.0% | 4 t | 47 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.38 t | 4 t | 700 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 116.5 t | 11 t | 385 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 899.6 t | 22 t | 2,039 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 691.2 t | 238 t | 888 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 137 Malta 286 t compare
- 138 Mozambique 259 t compare
- 139 Brunei Darussalam 248 t compare
- 141 British Virgin Islands 206 t compare
- 142 French Polynesia 195 t compare
- 143 Republic of Korea 184 t compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % 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 Mauritania?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania was 238 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,039 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.