Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0037 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0037 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.3% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0334 t per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 t per person, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 16th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0124 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0108 t per person | -12.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0124 t per person | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.014 t per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 t per person | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0161 t per person | +35.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0136 t per person | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0166 t per person | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0163 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.015 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0161 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0128 t per person | -25.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0147 t per person | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0153 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0138 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0151 t per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.016 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0178 t per person | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0168 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.015 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0138 t per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0145 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0151 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0151 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 t per person | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0179 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0179 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0178 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0191 t per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0216 t per person | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0172 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0192 t per person | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0199 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0197 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0218 t per person | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 t per person | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0204 t per person | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0223 t per person | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0229 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0327 t per person | +43.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0286 t per person | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0334 t per person | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.032 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 t per person | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0166 t per person | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 t per person | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 t per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 t per person | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 t per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 t per person | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 t per person | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.006 t per person | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 t per person | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 t per person | -29.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0037 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 t per person, 2.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0037 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 t per person, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 t per person | 0.0108 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0152 t per person | 0.0128 t per person | 0.0171 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0159 t per person | 0.0138 t per person | 0.0179 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0194 t per person | 0.0172 t per person | 0.0218 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0247 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 0.0334 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 t per person | 0.0093 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Ireland?
- Newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Ireland was 0.0037 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0334 t per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 t per person in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for newsprint — import quantity, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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)
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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.