Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe

Western Europe: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1.17 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.17 million t
Change on year
up 9.3%
Rank
2nd
of 28 groups
All-time high
3.36 million t
in 2000
All-time low
564,400 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 India 737,679 t compare
  2. 2 Germany 551,051 t compare
  3. 3 China 494,088 t compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 423,854 t compare
  5. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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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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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.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
254 places, 12,281 data points, 1961–2024
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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.