Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in World

World: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 5.36 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.36 million t
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 28 groups
All-time high
18.90 million t
in 2000
All-time low
5.26 million t
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in World, 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in World is 5.36 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in World peaked at 18.90 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.26 million t, in 2023.

That places World 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7.87 million t
1962 7.72 million t -1.8%
1963 7.74 million t +0.2%
1964 8.52 million t +10.0%
1965 8.90 million t +4.5%
1966 9.73 million t +9.3%
1967 9.26 million t -4.8%
1968 9.58 million t +3.5%
1969 10.59 million t +10.6%
1970 10.56 million t -0.3%
1971 10.73 million t +1.6%
1972 11.18 million t +4.2%
1973 11.59 million t +3.7%
1974 12.01 million t +3.6%
1975 9.81 million t -18.4%
1976 10.85 million t +10.6%
1977 11.22 million t +3.5%
1978 12.16 million t +8.3%
1979 12.24 million t +0.7%
1980 12.61 million t +3.0%
1981 12.93 million t +2.6%
1982 12.19 million t -5.8%
1983 12.29 million t +0.8%
1984 13.47 million t +9.6%
1985 14.18 million t +5.3%
1986 14.52 million t +2.4%
1987 15.42 million t +6.2%
1988 15.03 million t -2.5%
1989 15.82 million t +5.3%
1990 15.46 million t -2.3%
1991 15.22 million t -1.5%
1992 15.23 million t +0.0%
1993 16.33 million t +7.2%
1994 17.32 million t +6.1%
1995 16.96 million t -2.1%
1996 16.82 million t -0.8%
1997 18.67 million t +11.0%
1998 18.12 million t -2.9%
1999 18.66 million t +3.0%
2000 18.90 million t +1.3%
2001 18.24 million t -3.5%
2002 17.52 million t -4.0%
2003 17.76 million t +1.4%
2004 18.07 million t +1.8%
2005 18.05 million t -0.1%
2006 17.66 million t -2.2%
2007 17.14 million t -2.9%
2008 16.59 million t -3.3%
2009 13.12 million t -20.9%
2010 14.04 million t +7.0%
2011 13.84 million t -1.4%
2012 12.66 million t -8.6%
2013 12.39 million t -2.1%
2014 11.85 million t -4.4%
2015 10.98 million t -7.3%
2016 10.64 million t -3.1%
2017 10.26 million t -3.6%
2018 9.34 million t -9.0%
2019 8.35 million t -10.5%
2020 6.67 million t -20.2%
2021 6.29 million t -5.6%
2022 6.11 million t -2.9%
2023 5.26 million t -13.9%
2024 5.36 million t +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.88 million t 7.72 million t 10.59 million t 9
1970s 11.24 million t 9.81 million t 12.24 million t 10
1980s 13.85 million t 12.19 million t 15.82 million t 10
1990s 16.88 million t 15.22 million t 18.67 million t 10
2000s 17.31 million t 13.12 million t 18.90 million t 10
2010s 11.44 million t 8.35 million t 14.04 million t 10
2020s 5.94 million t 5.26 million t 6.67 million t 5

Countries ranked near World

  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

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in World?
Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in World was 5.36 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 18.90 million t in 2000.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 5.26 million t in 2023.
How does World rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
World ranks 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.