Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0006 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Botswana, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0006 t per person for newsprint — import quantity, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0035 t per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 t per person, in 2023.
That places Botswana 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0035 t per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0017 t per person | -52.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 t per person | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 t per person | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 t per person | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 t per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 t per person | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 t per person | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 t per person | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 t per person | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 t per person | -55.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 t per person | +35.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0006 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 t per person, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0006 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 t per person, 26.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 54 French Polynesia 0.0007 t per person compare
- 55 Jamaica 0.0007 t per person compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 0.0006 t per person compare
- 58 Kuwait 0.0006 t per person compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 0.0006 t per person compare
- 60 Peru 0.0006 t per person compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4736 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Botswana?
- Newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Botswana was 0.0006 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 t per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 t per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for newsprint — import quantity, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Newsprint — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.