Newsprint — Import quantity in Barbados
Barbados: Newsprint — Import quantity was 974 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 974 t for newsprint — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 91.0% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Barbados peaked at 5,729 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 500 t, in 1967.
Barbados ranks 122nd of 239 countries on this measure, 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 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 700 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1963 | 800 t | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 700 t | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 t | -28.6% |
| 1968 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,400 t | +180.0% |
| 1970 | 900 t | -35.7% |
| 1971 | 700 t | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 1,100 t | +57.1% |
| 1973 | 500 t | -54.5% |
| 1974 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 700 t | +40.0% |
| 1977 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,500 t | +114.3% |
| 1979 | 1,200 t | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 1,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 2,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 1,700 t | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 1,400 t | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 1,900 t | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 1,400 t | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 2,400 t | +71.4% |
| 1989 | 1,700 t | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3,300 t | +94.1% |
| 1992 | 2,780 t | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 2,245 t | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 3,844 t | +71.2% |
| 1995 | 3,241 t | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 2,300 t | -29.0% |
| 1997 | 1,200 t | -47.8% |
| 1998 | 2,800 t | +133.3% |
| 1999 | 3,500 t | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 3,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,200 t | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 2,467 t | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 1,897 t | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 5,041 t | +165.7% |
| 2005 | 5,041 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,068 t | -39.1% |
| 2007 | 4,098 t | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 5,729 t | +39.8% |
| 2009 | 4,889 t | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 3,261 t | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 3,261 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,956 t | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 3,386 t | +73.1% |
| 2014 | 2,857 t | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 1,082 t | -62.1% |
| 2016 | 3,195 t | +195.3% |
| 2017 | 1,195 t | -62.6% |
| 2018 | 1,534 t | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 1,764 t | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 1,371 t | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 819 t | -40.3% |
| 2022 | 772 t | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 510 t | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 974 t | +91.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 974 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,478 t, 28% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 974 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 772 t, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 788.89 t | 500 t | 1,400 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 830 t | 500 t | 1,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,770 t | 1,400 t | 2,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,691 t | 1,200 t | 3,844 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,993 t | 1,897 t | 5,729 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,349 t | 1,082 t | 3,386 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 889.2 t | 510 t | 1,371 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in Barbados?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Barbados was 974 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5,729 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 t in 1967.
- How does Barbados rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Barbados ranks 122nd out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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