Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 16,104 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka is 16,104 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 71,775 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,500 t, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,700 t | +21.6% |
| 1963 | 11,800 t | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 12,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 12,400 t | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 20,200 t | +62.9% |
| 1967 | 15,800 t | -21.8% |
| 1968 | 13,300 t | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 22,700 t | +70.7% |
| 1970 | 18,300 t | -19.4% |
| 1971 | 13,900 t | -24.0% |
| 1972 | 10,100 t | -27.3% |
| 1973 | 10,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,700 t | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 6,500 t | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 3,500 t | -46.2% |
| 1977 | 9,600 t | +174.3% |
| 1978 | 14,000 t | +45.8% |
| 1979 | 16,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 8,000 t | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 19,000 t | +137.5% |
| 1982 | 14,500 t | -23.7% |
| 1983 | 13,500 t | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 14,100 t | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 17,200 t | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 14,600 t | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 21,100 t | +44.5% |
| 1988 | 34,200 t | +62.1% |
| 1989 | 17,800 t | -48.0% |
| 1990 | 22,700 t | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 11,500 t | -49.3% |
| 1992 | 19,124 t | +66.3% |
| 1993 | 8,300 t | -56.6% |
| 1994 | 25,548 t | +207.8% |
| 1995 | 26,200 t | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 28,700 t | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 22,517 t | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 30,000 t | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31,300 t | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 11,217 t | -64.2% |
| 2003 | 40,219 t | +258.6% |
| 2004 | 41,409 t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 48,755 t | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 48,758 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50,190 t | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 44,791 t | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 47,756 t | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 54,828 t | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 60,460 t | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 69,075 t | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 65,280 t | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 71,775 t | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 67,831 t | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 69,258 t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 58,077 t | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 55,542 t | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 37,823 t | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 22,976 t | -39.3% |
| 2021 | 24,807 t | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 10,254 t | -58.7% |
| 2023 | 13,702 t | +33.6% |
| 2024 | 16,104 t | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,189 t | 8,800 t | 22,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,970 t | 3,500 t | 18,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,400 t | 8,000 t | 34,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,459 t | 8,300 t | 30,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,440 t | 11,217 t | 50,190 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,995 t | 37,823 t | 71,775 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,569 t | 10,254 t | 24,807 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 9,976 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0073 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 16,104 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 71,775 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,500 t in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.