Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America
Northern America: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 735,862 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America is 735,862 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America peaked at 8.14 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 735,862 t, in 2024.
That places Northern America 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.96 million t | — |
| 1962 | 4.97 million t | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 4.91 million t | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 5.40 million t | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 5.74 million t | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 6.34 million t | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 5.99 million t | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 5.86 million t | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 6.16 million t | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 6.02 million t | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 6.24 million t | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 6.44 million t | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 6.72 million t | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 6.71 million t | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.30 million t | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 5.96 million t | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 5.95 million t | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.79 million t | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 6.55 million t | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 6.59 million t | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.33 million t | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 5.92 million t | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 6.28 million t | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 7.16 million t | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 7.69 million t | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 7.79 million t | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 8.14 million t | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 7.79 million t | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 7.95 million t | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 7.53 million t | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 6.80 million t | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 6.69 million t | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.08 million t | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 7.16 million t | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.10 million t | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.31 million t | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 6.52 million t | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.56 million t | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.83 million t | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 6.88 million t | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.23 million t | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 6.32 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.41 million t | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.92 million t | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 5.45 million t | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.97 million t | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 4.20 million t | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 3.69 million t | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 2.47 million t | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 2.39 million t | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.34 million t | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.14 million t | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 2.19 million t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million t | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million t | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million t | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million t | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million t | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million t | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million t | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million t | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million t | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 768,925 t | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 735,862 t | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.59 million t | 4.91 million t | 6.34 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.27 million t | 5.30 million t | 6.79 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.17 million t | 5.92 million t | 8.14 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.86 million t | 6.31 million t | 7.53 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 million t | 2.47 million t | 6.88 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million t | 1.30 million t | 2.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 935,923 t | 735,862 t | 1.08 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
- 7 Italy 300,149 t compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 274,031 t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America was 735,862 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 million t in 1987.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 735,862 t in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.