Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Asia
Western Asia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 159,115 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Asia stood at 159,115 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Asia peaked at 1.04 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17,800 t, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 13th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 19,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 28,800 t | +51.6% |
| 1964 | 27,100 t | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 43,500 t | +60.5% |
| 1966 | 44,300 t | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 61,300 t | +38.4% |
| 1968 | 72,700 t | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 91,700 t | +26.1% |
| 1970 | 52,500 t | -42.7% |
| 1971 | 100,400 t | +91.2% |
| 1972 | 55,300 t | -44.9% |
| 1973 | 57,600 t | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 59,900 t | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 64,200 t | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 68,500 t | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 78,500 t | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 82,900 t | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 145,900 t | +76.0% |
| 1980 | 167,900 t | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 118,100 t | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 145,900 t | +23.5% |
| 1983 | 109,500 t | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 156,700 t | +43.1% |
| 1985 | 154,600 t | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 200,143 t | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 213,485 t | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 220,673 t | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 201,401 t | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 221,951 t | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 199,951 t | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 279,283 t | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 453,814 t | +62.5% |
| 1994 | 341,134 t | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 377,351 t | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 491,100 t | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 555,996 t | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 460,445 t | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 617,557 t | +34.1% |
| 2000 | 647,034 t | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 508,057 t | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 473,751 t | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 457,756 t | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 558,989 t | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 833,434 t | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 828,986 t | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million t | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million t | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 857,381 t | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 971,159 t | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 875,447 t | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 836,058 t | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 780,617 t | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 715,999 t | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 595,850 t | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 480,768 t | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 419,325 t | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 394,041 t | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 266,223 t | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 205,599 t | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 194,501 t | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 256,702 t | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 177,176 t | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 159,115 t | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,133 t | 17,800 t | 91,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,570 t | 52,500 t | 145,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 168,840 t | 109,500 t | 220,673 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 399,858 t | 199,951 t | 617,557 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 724,423 t | 457,756 t | 1.04 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 633,549 t | 266,223 t | 971,159 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,619 t | 159,115 t | 256,702 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Asia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Asia was 159,115 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,800 t in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Western Asia ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.