Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 22,633 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia is 22,633 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 120,520 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 500 t, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 700 t | — |
| 1969 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 t | -28.6% |
| 1971 | 1,700 t | +240.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 8,000 t | +300.0% |
| 1974 | 2,400 t | -70.0% |
| 1975 | 2,300 t | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 2,500 t | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 9,100 t | +264.0% |
| 1978 | 10,300 t | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 15,800 t | +53.4% |
| 1980 | 13,000 t | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 6,400 t | -50.8% |
| 1982 | 5,500 t | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 5,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13,900 t | +152.7% |
| 1985 | 28,000 t | +101.4% |
| 1986 | 28,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 28,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,500 t | -94.6% |
| 1990 | 7,000 t | +366.7% |
| 1991 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,943 t | +56.3% |
| 1993 | 29,566 t | +170.2% |
| 1994 | 26,069 t | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 25,200 t | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 42,200 t | +67.5% |
| 1997 | 36,300 t | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 26,800 t | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 39,600 t | +47.8% |
| 2000 | 40,600 t | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 35,500 t | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 35,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55,596 t | +56.6% |
| 2005 | 55,596 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55,596 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92,500 t | +66.4% |
| 2008 | 92,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 120,520 t | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 103,436 t | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 109,537 t | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 75,398 t | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 53,151 t | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 69,874 t | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 44,834 t | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 44,491 t | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 40,558 t | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 12,089 t | -70.2% |
| 2020 | 21,390 t | +76.9% |
| 2021 | 14,797 t | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 28,700 t | +94.0% |
| 2023 | 17,800 t | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 22,633 t | +27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 700 t | 700 t | 700 t | 2 |
| 1970s | 5,460 t | 500 t | 15,800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,780 t | 1,500 t | 28,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,068 t | 7,000 t | 42,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,139 t | 35,500 t | 92,500 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,389 t | 12,089 t | 120,520 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,064 t | 14,797 t | 28,700 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 16,945 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0087 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 22,633 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 120,520 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 t in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.