Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Portugal

Portugal: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0029 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0029 t per person
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
21st
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0108 t per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.0008 t per person
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

00.0030.0050.0070.01196119922024

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.0029 t per person for newsprint — import quantity, per capita in 2024.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0108 t per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 t per person, in 1963.

Portugal ranks 21st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.001 t per person
1962 0.001 t per person -7.2%
1963 0.0008 t per person -18.9%
1964 0.001 t per person +32.8%
1965 0.0025 t per person +147.2%
1966 0.0029 t per person +12.2%
1967 0.0033 t per person +14.4%
1968 0.0038 t per person +16.7%
1969 0.0039 t per person +1.2%
1970 0.005 t per person +29.8%
1971 0.0038 t per person -23.6%
1972 0.0045 t per person +17.7%
1973 0.0043 t per person -5.7%
1974 0.0041 t per person -4.6%
1975 0.0031 t per person -22.7%
1976 0.0028 t per person -11.7%
1977 0.0032 t per person +16.5%
1978 0.0035 t per person +8.0%
1979 0.0033 t per person -5.8%
1980 0.0042 t per person +27.9%
1981 0.0042 t per person -0.9%
1982 0.0039 t per person -5.5%
1983 0.0036 t per person -7.9%
1984 0.0035 t per person -3.4%
1985 0.004 t per person +14.8%
1986 0.0043 t per person +6.6%
1987 0.0054 t per person +25.6%
1988 0.0067 t per person +24.2%
1989 0.0065 t per person -2.8%
1990 0.0054 t per person -16.7%
1991 0.0056 t per person +3.9%
1992 0.0059 t per person +5.8%
1993 0.0064 t per person +7.0%
1994 0.0062 t per person -2.5%
1995 0.0069 t per person +10.9%
1996 0.0079 t per person +14.9%
1997 0.0085 t per person +7.6%
1998 0.0085 t per person +0.2%
1999 0.0093 t per person +9.1%
2000 0.0092 t per person -1.2%
2001 0.0097 t per person +6.1%
2002 0.0081 t per person -17.3%
2003 0.0095 t per person +17.4%
2004 0.0099 t per person +4.8%
2005 0.0087 t per person -12.7%
2006 0.009 t per person +4.2%
2007 0.0108 t per person +19.8%
2008 0.0095 t per person -12.3%
2009 0.0085 t per person -10.1%
2010 0.0071 t per person -16.8%
2011 0.0066 t per person -6.9%
2012 0.0056 t per person -15.0%
2013 0.0055 t per person -1.3%
2014 0.0049 t per person -11.2%
2015 0.0053 t per person +7.3%
2016 0.0048 t per person -9.0%
2017 0.0049 t per person +1.7%
2018 0.0038 t per person -22.7%
2019 0.0036 t per person -3.6%
2020 0.0023 t per person -35.9%
2021 0.0023 t per person +0.2%
2022 0.0024 t per person +3.9%
2023 0.0028 t per person +14.2%
2024 0.0029 t per person +5.3%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.0029 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 t per person, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.0029 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 t per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Portugal 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.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +147.2% 0.001 t per person 0.0025 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0022 t per person 0.0008 t per person 0.0039 t per person 9
1970s 0.0038 t per person 0.0028 t per person 0.005 t per person 10
1980s 0.0046 t per person 0.0035 t per person 0.0067 t per person 10
1990s 0.0071 t per person 0.0054 t per person 0.0093 t per person 10
2000s 0.0093 t per person 0.0081 t per person 0.0108 t per person 10
2010s 0.0052 t per person 0.0036 t per person 0.0071 t per person 10
2020s 0.0026 t per person 0.0023 t per person 0.0029 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 18 Singapore 0.0035 t per person compare
  2. 19 Croatia 0.0035 t per person compare
  3. 20 Barbados 0.0034 t per person compare
  4. 22 Poland 0.0028 t per person compare
  5. 23 Estonia 0.0028 t per person compare
  6. 24 Israel 0.0027 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 Portugal?
Newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Portugal was 0.0029 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.0108 t per person in 2007.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 t per person in 1963.
How does Portugal rank for newsprint — import quantity, per capita?
Portugal ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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
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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.