Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia
Melanesia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 3,101 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia stood at 3,101 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia peaked at 13,757 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1964.
Melanesia ranks 10th of 20 regions 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 t | — |
| 1962 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 t | -50.0% |
| 1965 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 500 t | +150.0% |
| 1967 | 400 t | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 500 t | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 1,400 t | +133.3% |
| 1971 | 1,200 t | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 1,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 2,300 t | +53.3% |
| 1974 | 1,600 t | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 2,500 t | +56.2% |
| 1976 | 3,300 t | +32.0% |
| 1977 | 2,500 t | -24.2% |
| 1978 | 2,700 t | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 3,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,600 t | +53.3% |
| 1982 | 4,800 t | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 4,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,500 t | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 2,300 t | -48.9% |
| 1986 | 3,600 t | +56.5% |
| 1987 | 3,300 t | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 2,200 t | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 3,000 t | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 2,500 t | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 3,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 1,809 t | -39.7% |
| 1993 | 6,308 t | +248.7% |
| 1994 | 6,715 t | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 6,263 t | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 8,201 t | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 2,962 t | -63.9% |
| 1998 | 7,587 t | +156.1% |
| 1999 | 5,418 t | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 3,626 t | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 3,900 t | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3,235 t | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 5,957 t | +84.1% |
| 2004 | 8,223 t | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 8,223 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,866 t | -28.7% |
| 2007 | 5,824 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,601 t | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 2,595 t | -43.6% |
| 2010 | 3,715 t | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 3,649 t | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 13,757 t | +277.0% |
| 2013 | 11,760 t | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 6,069 t | -48.4% |
| 2015 | 4,241 t | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 4,134 t | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,587 t | -37.4% |
| 2018 | 1,255 t | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 5,319 t | +323.8% |
| 2020 | 7,474 t | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 6,245 t | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 4,293 t | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 4,444 t | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3,101 t | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 322.22 t | 100 t | 600 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,200 t | 1,200 t | 3,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,610 t | 2,200 t | 4,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,076 t | 1,809 t | 8,201 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,205 t | 2,595 t | 8,223 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,649 t | 1,255 t | 13,757 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,111 t | 3,101 t | 7,474 t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia was 3,101 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,757 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1964.
- How does Melanesia rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Melanesia ranks 10th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.