Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0045 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0045 t per person.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0596 t per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 t per person, in 1992.
That places Iceland 13th out of 178 countries 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, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0101 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0104 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0119 t per person | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0106 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0125 t per person | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0133 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0141 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0114 t per person | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0152 t per person | +23.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0112 t per person | -26.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0134 t per person | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0153 t per person | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.018 t per person | +32.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0157 t per person | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0177 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0175 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0199 t per person | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0167 t per person | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0211 t per person | +26.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0171 t per person | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 0.024 t per person | +40.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0222 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0224 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.022 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.019 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0188 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0186 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 t per person | -88.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0201 t per person | +798.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0214 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0217 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0223 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0236 t per person | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0227 t per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0284 t per person | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0255 t per person | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0274 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.037 t per person | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0435 t per person | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0522 t per person | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0596 t per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.045 t per person | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0255 t per person | -43.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0233 t per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0215 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0286 t per person | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 t per person | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0236 t per person | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0184 t per person | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 t per person | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 t per person | -50.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 t per person | +60.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 t per person | -58.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 t per person | -12.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0045 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 t per person, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0045 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 t per person, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +798.0% | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0201 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0118 t per person | 0.0101 t per person | 0.0141 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0147 t per person | 0.0112 t per person | 0.018 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0202 t per person | 0.0167 t per person | 0.024 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0193 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0236 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 t per person | 0.0233 t per person | 0.0596 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0243 t per person | 0.0175 t per person | 0.0286 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0155 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Iceland?
- Newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Iceland was 0.0045 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0596 t per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 t per person in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for newsprint — import quantity, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.