Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Colombia

Colombia: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0005 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0005 t per person
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
72nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0036 t per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.0005 t per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024

00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.0005 t per person for newsprint — import quantity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0036 t per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 t per person, in 2024.

That places Colombia 72nd 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 64 years of available data.

Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Colombia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0023 t per person
1962 0.0027 t per person +20.8%
1963 0.0023 t per person -15.8%
1964 0.0024 t per person +2.2%
1965 0.0025 t per person +5.5%
1966 0.0027 t per person +9.6%
1967 0.0025 t per person -7.3%
1968 0.0022 t per person -14.5%
1969 0.0025 t per person +14.7%
1970 0.0028 t per person +14.5%
1971 0.0029 t per person +0.9%
1972 0.0028 t per person -3.4%
1973 0.0024 t per person -13.4%
1974 0.0022 t per person -10.3%
1975 0.0019 t per person -11.7%
1976 0.0015 t per person -19.8%
1977 0.0018 t per person +19.0%
1978 0.0024 t per person +33.1%
1979 0.0026 t per person +8.6%
1980 0.0027 t per person +3.6%
1981 0.0036 t per person +30.8%
1982 0.0035 t per person -2.4%
1983 0.0028 t per person -19.8%
1984 0.0028 t per person +2.0%
1985 0.0026 t per person -6.7%
1986 0.0025 t per person -5.2%
1987 0.0022 t per person -13.0%
1988 0.0027 t per person +23.1%
1989 0.0023 t per person -14.8%
1990 0.0023 t per person +2.1%
1991 0.0021 t per person -10.1%
1992 0.0019 t per person -10.4%
1993 0.0023 t per person +23.2%
1994 0.0027 t per person +16.5%
1995 0.003 t per person +11.0%
1996 0.0022 t per person -25.8%
1997 0.0024 t per person +9.8%
1998 0.0023 t per person -7.9%
1999 0.002 t per person -13.4%
2000 0.0032 t per person +64.0%
2001 0.0017 t per person -45.7%
2002 0.0016 t per person -5.8%
2003 0.0018 t per person +8.0%
2004 0.0018 t per person +4.2%
2005 0.0018 t per person -1.4%
2006 0.002 t per person +9.2%
2007 0.0021 t per person +4.5%
2008 0.0022 t per person +4.5%
2009 0.0017 t per person -19.9%
2010 0.0021 t per person +20.1%
2011 0.0021 t per person +1.4%
2012 0.0019 t per person -9.6%
2013 0.0018 t per person -8.2%
2014 0.0023 t per person +29.6%
2015 0.0015 t per person -34.0%
2016 0.0013 t per person -13.0%
2017 0.0013 t per person +0.1%
2018 0.0011 t per person -15.5%
2019 0.0009 t per person -17.6%
2020 0.0006 t per person -31.7%
2021 0.0005 t per person -14.4%
2022 0.0007 t per person +22.7%
2023 0.0005 t per person -20.6%
2024 0.0005 t per person -4.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.0005 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 t per person, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.0005 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 t per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0025 t per person 0.0022 t per person 0.0027 t per person 9
1970s 0.0023 t per person 0.0015 t per person 0.0029 t per person 10
1980s 0.0028 t per person 0.0022 t per person 0.0036 t per person 10
1990s 0.0023 t per person 0.0019 t per person 0.003 t per person 10
2000s 0.002 t per person 0.0016 t per person 0.0032 t per person 10
2010s 0.0016 t per person 0.0009 t per person 0.0023 t per person 10
2020s 0.0006 t per person 0.0005 t per person 0.0007 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 69 Fiji 0.0005 t per person compare
  2. 70 India 0.0005 t per person compare
  3. 71 Malta 0.0005 t per person compare
  4. 73 Costa Rica 0.0005 t per person compare
  5. 74 Norway 0.0005 t per person compare
  6. 75 United Arab Emirates 0.0005 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Colombia?
Newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Colombia was 0.0005 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0036 t per person in 1981.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 t per person in 2024.
How does Colombia rank for newsprint — import quantity, per capita?
Colombia ranks 72nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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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

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 8,248 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.