Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe
Western Europe: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1.17 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe is 1.17 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe peaked at 3.36 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 564,400 t, in 1961.
Western Europe ranks 2nd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 564,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 608,100 t | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 665,100 t | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 745,200 t | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 807,600 t | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 891,900 t | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 834,100 t | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 950,100 t | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 1.22 million t | +28.3% |
| 1970 | 1.29 million t | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 1.23 million t | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 1.31 million t | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 1.42 million t | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 1.53 million t | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million t | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 1.44 million t | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.52 million t | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1.53 million t | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.68 million t | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.77 million t | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.62 million t | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 1.55 million t | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.59 million t | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.76 million t | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 1.69 million t | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.87 million t | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 2.03 million t | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 2.12 million t | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.22 million t | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.44 million t | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 2.48 million t | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.35 million t | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.50 million t | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 2.59 million t | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.42 million t | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 2.32 million t | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.69 million t | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 2.94 million t | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 3.20 million t | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 3.36 million t | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3.06 million t | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 2.88 million t | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.68 million t | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 2.66 million t | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.83 million t | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.76 million t | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.72 million t | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.62 million t | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.23 million t | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 2.36 million t | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million t | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million t | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.19 million t | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.03 million t | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million t | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million t | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.79 million t | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million t | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million t | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million t | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 1.26 million t | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million t | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 1.17 million t | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 809,500 t | 564,400 t | 1.22 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 million t | 1.23 million t | 1.68 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 million t | 1.55 million t | 2.22 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 million t | 2.32 million t | 3.20 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 million t | 2.23 million t | 3.36 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million t | 1.51 million t | 2.40 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million t | 1.07 million t | 1.26 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 787,773 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe was 1.17 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 564,400 t in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Western Europe ranks 2nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.