Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 58,305 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland is 58,305 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland peaked at 143,008 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,300 t, in 1966.
That places Switzerland 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,700 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,700 t | -87.6% |
| 1963 | 15,200 t | +794.1% |
| 1964 | 4,200 t | -72.4% |
| 1965 | 1,400 t | -66.7% |
| 1966 | 1,300 t | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 6,500 t | +400.0% |
| 1968 | 11,100 t | +70.8% |
| 1969 | 18,900 t | +70.3% |
| 1970 | 24,600 t | +30.2% |
| 1971 | 20,200 t | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 21,500 t | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 14,800 t | -31.2% |
| 1974 | 11,300 t | -23.6% |
| 1975 | 6,000 t | -46.9% |
| 1976 | 1,900 t | -68.3% |
| 1977 | 2,200 t | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 3,300 t | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 5,800 t | +75.8% |
| 1980 | 24,600 t | +324.1% |
| 1981 | 29,000 t | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 26,000 t | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 33,000 t | +26.9% |
| 1984 | 35,000 t | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 45,000 t | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 58,000 t | +28.9% |
| 1987 | 64,000 t | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 55,000 t | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 76,000 t | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 88,000 t | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 92,000 t | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 94,810 t | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 105,000 t | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 116,000 t | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 113,000 t | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 99,000 t | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 96,000 t | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 117,000 t | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 117,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 121,930 t | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 121,970 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 121,967 t | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 113,000 t | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 119,870 t | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 125,482 t | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 121,967 t | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 121,158 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 143,008 t | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 119,454 t | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 136,680 t | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 103,485 t | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 87,649 t | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 73,020 t | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 69,755 t | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 74,029 t | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 51,965 t | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 38,502 t | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 81,772 t | +112.4% |
| 2019 | 84,650 t | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 84,650 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65,393 t | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 65,393 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66,331 t | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 58,305 t | -12.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 58,305 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,862 t, 15.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 58,305 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,300 t, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +794.1% | 1,700 t | 15,200 t |
| 1967 | +400.0% | 1,300 t | 6,500 t |
| 1980 | +324.1% | 5,800 t | 24,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,222 t | 1,300 t | 18,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,160 t | 1,900 t | 24,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,560 t | 24,600 t | 76,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,781 t | 88,000 t | 117,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,981 t | 113,000 t | 143,008 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,151 t | 38,502 t | 136,680 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,014 t | 58,305 t | 84,650 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 13 Austria 90,017 t compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 473 t compare
- 14 Spain 76,977 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 358 t compare
- 15 Egypt 59,567 t compare
- 15 Polynesia 343 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 307 t compare
- 17 Czechia 52,000 t compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 268 t compare
- 18 Serbia and Montenegro 49,000 t compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 37 t compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32 t compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 46,157 t compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland was 58,305 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 143,008 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 t in 1966.
- How does Switzerland rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.