Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0002 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Zambia, 1964–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0002 t per person.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0009 t per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 97th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0003 t per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.0003 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 t per person | +32.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 t per person | +48.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 t per person | +29.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 t per person | -30.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 t per person | +98.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 t per person | -72.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 t per person | +69.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 t per person | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 t per person | -29.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 t per person | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 t per person | -51.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 t per person | +159.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 t per person | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 t per person | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 t per person | -61.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 t per person | +43.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 t per person | +48.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 t per person | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 0 t per person | -97.3% |
| 2001 | 0 t per person | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0 t per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 t per person | +3212.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 t per person | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 t per person | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 t per person | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 t per person | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 t per person | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 t per person | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 t per person | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 t per person | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 t per person | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 t per person | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 t per person | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 t per person | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 t per person | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 t per person | +8.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0002 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 t per person, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0002 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 t per person, 9.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3212.2% | 0 t per person | 0.0003 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 94 Uganda 0.0003 t per person compare
- 95 Papua New Guinea 0.0002 t per person compare
- 96 Faroe Islands 0.0002 t per person compare
- 98 Aruba 0.0002 t per person compare
- 99 Ukraine 0.0002 t per person compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 0.0002 t per person compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Zambia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, per capita in Zambia was 0.0002 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 t per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for newsprint — import quantity, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 97th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.