Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Ireland

Ireland: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0037 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0037 t per person
Change on year
down 29.3%
World rank
16th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0334 t per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.0037 t per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

00.010.020.03196119922024

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

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 13 Iceland 0.0045 t per person compare
  2. 14 Latvia 0.0039 t per person compare
  3. 15 New Zealand 0.0038 t per person compare
  4. 17 Belgium 0.0035 t per person compare
  5. 18 Singapore 0.0035 t per person compare
  6. 19 Croatia 0.0035 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 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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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.

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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
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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.