Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0005 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0005 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0141 t per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 t per person, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 t per person | +38.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 t per person | -16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 t per person | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 t per person | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 t per person | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0045 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.006 t per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0057 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 t per person | +20.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 t per person | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 t per person | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 t per person | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 0.005 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 t per person | -35.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 t per person | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 t per person | +58.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.004 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 t per person | -31.0% |
| 1988 | 0.004 t per person | +37.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 t per person | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 t per person | +33.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 t per person | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 t per person | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 0.004 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 t per person | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 t per person | +44.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 t per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 t per person | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.006 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 t per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 t per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.011 t per person | +130.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 t per person | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 t per person | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 0.001 t per person | -88.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 t per person | +469.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 t per person | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 t per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 t per person | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 t per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 t per person | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 t per person | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 t per person | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 t per person | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 t per person | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 t per person | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 t per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 t per person | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 t per person | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0005 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 t per person, 30% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica'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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +469.7% | 0.001 t per person | 0.0059 t per person |
| 2006 | +130.2% | 0.0048 t per person | 0.011 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0066 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0141 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0059 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0005 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 t per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 t per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for newsprint — import quantity, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.