Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.005 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.005 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 21.9%
World rank
120th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0445 t per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0027 t per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.005 t per square kilometre for newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0445 t per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 t per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Australia 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0356 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0248 t per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0333 t per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0371 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0393 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0383 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0288 t per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0369 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0422 t per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0282 t per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0417 t per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0438 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0361 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0393 t per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0344 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0375 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0375 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0335 t per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0367 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0325 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0376 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0311 t per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.041 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0351 t per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0364 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 0.023 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0295 t per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0217 t per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.009 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 t per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | +324.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 t per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0344 t per square kilometre | 0.0248 t per square kilometre | 0.0393 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | 0.0282 t per square kilometre | 0.0422 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0331 t per square kilometre | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | 0.0438 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 t per square kilometre | 0.0224 t per square kilometre | 0.0376 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | 0.023 t per square kilometre | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | 0.0295 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 t per square kilometre | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 117 Zambia 0.0061 t per square kilometre compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.0061 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 Madagascar 0.0056 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Kiribati 0.0049 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 Guyana 0.0046 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Papua New Guinea 0.0046 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.035 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0148 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.005 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0445 t per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Newsprint — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.