Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 826,032 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia stood at 826,032 t.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia peaked at 1.88 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 107,600 t, in 1965.
Southern Asia ranks 4th of 28 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 152,100 t | — |
| 1962 | 117,800 t | -22.6% |
| 1963 | 115,019 t | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 123,917 t | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 107,600 t | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 138,500 t | +28.7% |
| 1967 | 107,800 t | -22.2% |
| 1968 | 138,900 t | +28.8% |
| 1969 | 197,200 t | +42.0% |
| 1970 | 173,900 t | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 255,400 t | +46.9% |
| 1972 | 212,400 t | -16.8% |
| 1973 | 162,200 t | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 208,600 t | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 148,000 t | -29.1% |
| 1976 | 192,900 t | +30.3% |
| 1977 | 239,000 t | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 305,000 t | +27.6% |
| 1979 | 316,900 t | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 325,200 t | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 349,600 t | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 417,000 t | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 235,100 t | -43.6% |
| 1984 | 262,700 t | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 264,800 t | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 236,500 t | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 259,500 t | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 291,000 t | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 260,800 t | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 196,900 t | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 350,400 t | +78.0% |
| 1992 | 381,380 t | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 256,083 t | -32.9% |
| 1994 | 361,705 t | +41.2% |
| 1995 | 354,354 t | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 709,321 t | +100.2% |
| 1997 | 740,756 t | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 711,702 t | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 676,649 t | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 519,649 t | -23.2% |
| 2001 | 561,095 t | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 614,525 t | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 726,510 t | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million t | +46.0% |
| 2005 | 966,696 t | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million t | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million t | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million t | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million t | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million t | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million t | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million t | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million t | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.65 million t | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million t | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million t | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.88 million t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million t | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million t | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million t | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 693,127 t | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 657,784 t | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 744,557 t | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 826,032 t | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133,204 t | 107,600 t | 197,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 221,430 t | 148,000 t | 316,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 290,220 t | 235,100 t | 417,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 473,925 t | 196,900 t | 740,756 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 917,942 t | 519,649 t | 1.38 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million t | 1.54 million t | 1.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 786,212 t | 657,784 t | 1.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 India 737,679 t compare
- 2 Germany 551,051 t compare
- 3 China 494,088 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 423,854 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23,922 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 17,854 t compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 304,000 t compare
- 7 Italy 300,149 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 16,168 t compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia was 826,032 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,600 t in 1965.
- How does Southern Asia rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.