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 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 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia 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 | +323.8% | 1,255 t | 5,319 t |
| 2012 | +277.0% | 3,649 t | 13,757 t |
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 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 7 Italy 300,149 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 16,168 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,231 t compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 274,031 t compare
- 9 France 150,130 t compare
- 10 Poland 103,937 t compare
- 11 Mexico 101,690 t compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,143 t compare
- 12 Sweden 96,603 t compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 973 t compare
- 13 Austria 90,017 t compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 473 t compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
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 countries 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.