Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 509,658 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
509,658 t
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
7th
of 28 groups
All-time high
2.50 million t
in 2001
All-time low
506,675 t
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 509,658 t for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern Europe peaked at 2.50 million t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 506,675 t, in 2020.

Northern Europe ranks 7th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 754,300 t
1962 801,400 t +6.2%
1963 797,400 t -0.5%
1964 842,700 t +5.7%
1965 749,700 t -11.0%
1966 826,700 t +10.3%
1967 779,800 t -5.7%
1968 845,700 t +8.5%
1969 954,700 t +12.9%
1970 990,500 t +3.7%
1971 996,700 t +0.6%
1972 1.36 million t +36.2%
1973 1.40 million t +3.3%
1974 1.46 million t +3.9%
1975 1.12 million t -23.2%
1976 1.33 million t +18.9%
1977 1.15 million t -13.7%
1978 1.26 million t +9.5%
1979 1.31 million t +3.9%
1980 1.29 million t -0.9%
1981 1.59 million t +22.8%
1982 1.47 million t -7.7%
1983 1.47 million t +0.4%
1984 1.48 million t +0.8%
1985 1.49 million t +0.3%
1986 1.40 million t -5.9%
1987 1.58 million t +12.5%
1988 1.58 million t +0.1%
1989 1.87 million t +18.3%
1990 1.60 million t -14.5%
1991 1.61 million t +1.0%
1992 1.65 million t +2.1%
1993 1.74 million t +5.7%
1994 2.15 million t +23.7%
1995 1.98 million t -7.7%
1996 2.00 million t +0.8%
1997 2.18 million t +9.0%
1998 2.13 million t -2.6%
1999 2.01 million t -5.5%
2000 1.87 million t -7.1%
2001 2.50 million t +33.7%
2002 2.20 million t -12.0%
2003 2.06 million t -6.4%
2004 2.06 million t +0.2%
2005 2.14 million t +4.0%
2006 2.13 million t -0.6%
2007 2.33 million t +9.4%
2008 2.13 million t -8.6%
2009 1.73 million t -18.6%
2010 1.57 million t -9.5%
2011 1.53 million t -2.7%
2012 1.14 million t -25.3%
2013 980,112 t -14.0%
2014 927,472 t -5.4%
2015 943,796 t +1.8%
2016 1.05 million t +11.2%
2017 882,655 t -15.9%
2018 728,718 t -17.4%
2019 699,111 t -4.1%
2020 506,675 t -27.5%
2021 507,150 t +0.1%
2022 680,827 t +34.2%
2023 534,189 t -21.5%
2024 509,658 t -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 816,933 t 749,700 t 954,700 t 9
1970s 1.24 million t 990,500 t 1.46 million t 10
1980s 1.52 million t 1.29 million t 1.87 million t 10
1990s 1.90 million t 1.60 million t 2.18 million t 10
2000s 2.11 million t 1.73 million t 2.50 million t 10
2010s 1.04 million t 699,111 t 1.57 million t 10
2020s 547,700 t 506,675 t 680,827 t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 4 China, mainland 423,854 t compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
  3. 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 304,000 t compare
  4. 7 Italy 300,149 t compare
  5. 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 274,031 t compare
  6. 9 France 150,130 t compare
  7. 10 Poland 103,937 t compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern Europe?
Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern Europe was 509,658 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2.50 million t in 2001.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 506,675 t in 2020.
How does Northern Europe rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
Northern Europe ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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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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.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
254 places, 12,281 data points, 1961–2024
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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.