Newsprint — Import quantity in Colombia

Colombia: Newsprint — Import quantity was 26,072 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26,072 t
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
38th
of 239 countries
All-time high
125,000 t
in 2000
All-time low
26,072 t
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity in Colombia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 26,072 t for newsprint — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Colombia peaked at 125,000 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26,072 t, in 2024.

Colombia ranks 38th of 239 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 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity in Colombia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 36,600 t —
1962 45,600 t +24.6%
1963 39,600 t -13.2%
1964 41,700 t +5.3%
1965 45,300 t +8.6%
1966 51,100 t +12.8%
1967 48,700 t -4.7%
1968 42,800 t -12.1%
1969 50,400 t +17.8%
1970 59,200 t +17.5%
1971 61,200 t +3.4%
1972 60,500 t -1.1%
1973 53,600 t -11.4%
1974 49,200 t -8.2%
1975 44,400 t -9.8%
1976 36,400 t -18.0%
1977 44,300 t +21.7%
1978 60,300 t +36.1%
1979 67,000 t +11.1%
1980 71,000 t +6.0%
1981 95,000 t +33.8%
1982 94,900 t -0.1%
1983 77,900 t -17.9%
1984 81,300 t +4.4%
1985 77,500 t -4.7%
1986 75,000 t -3.2%
1987 66,600 t -11.2%
1988 83,700 t +25.7%
1989 72,800 t -13.0%
1990 75,900 t +4.3%
1991 69,600 t -8.3%
1992 63,604 t -8.6%
1993 79,909 t +25.6%
1994 94,944 t +18.8%
1995 107,400 t +13.1%
1996 81,200 t -24.4%
1997 90,800 t +11.8%
1998 85,100 t -6.3%
1999 75,000 t -11.9%
2000 125,000 t +66.7%
2001 69,000 t -44.8%
2002 66,000 t -4.3%
2003 72,334 t +9.6%
2004 76,476 t +5.7%
2005 76,476 t +0.0%
2006 84,620 t +10.6%
2007 89,570 t +5.8%
2008 94,700 t +5.7%
2009 76,759 t -18.9%
2010 93,209 t +21.4%
2011 95,540 t +2.5%
2012 87,235 t -8.7%
2013 80,879 t -7.3%
2014 105,757 t +30.8%
2015 70,391 t -33.4%
2016 61,854 t -12.1%
2017 62,816 t +1.6%
2018 54,096 t -13.9%
2019 45,404 t -16.1%
2020 31,447 t -30.7%
2021 27,213 t -13.5%
2022 33,755 t +24.0%
2023 27,118 t -19.7%
2024 26,072 t -3.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 26,072 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,560 t, 16.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 26,072 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 772 t, 33.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44,644 t 36,600 t 51,100 t 9
1970s 53,610 t 36,400 t 67,000 t 10
1980s 79,570 t 66,600 t 95,000 t 10
1990s 82,346 t 63,604 t 107,400 t 10
2000s 83,094 t 66,000 t 125,000 t 10
2010s 75,718 t 45,404 t 105,757 t 10
2020s 29,121 t 26,072 t 33,755 t 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 35 Denmark 28,488 t compare
  2. 36 Israel 27,356 t compare
  3. 37 Malaysia 27,265 t compare
  4. 39 Australia 25,856 t compare
  5. 40 USSR 24,000 t compare
  6. 41 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23,922 t compare

See the full ranking of 268 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is newsprint — import quantity in Colombia?
Newsprint — import quantity in Colombia was 26,072 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 125,000 t in 2000.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 26,072 t in 2024.
How does Colombia rank for newsprint — import quantity?
Colombia ranks 38th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
268 places, 12,839 data points, 1961–2024
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