Newsprint — Import quantity in El Salvador

El Salvador: Newsprint — Import quantity was 5,263 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,263 t
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
87th
of 239 countries
All-time high
36,767 t
in 2004
All-time low
4,697 t
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Newsprint — Import quantity in El Salvador, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, newsprint — import quantity in El Salvador stood at 5,263 t.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in El Salvador peaked at 36,767 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,697 t, in 2020.

El Salvador ranks 87th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Newsprint — Import quantity in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Newsprint — Import quantity in El Salvador, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 5,200 t —
1962 6,100 t +17.3%
1963 5,900 t -3.3%
1964 7,800 t +32.2%
1965 8,800 t +12.8%
1966 10,100 t +14.8%
1967 10,400 t +3.0%
1968 11,500 t +10.6%
1969 11,400 t -0.9%
1970 13,000 t +14.0%
1971 9,100 t -30.0%
1972 13,600 t +49.5%
1973 13,600 t +0.0%
1974 14,000 t +2.9%
1975 10,300 t -26.4%
1976 10,200 t -1.0%
1977 14,200 t +39.2%
1978 15,000 t +5.6%
1979 15,000 t +0.0%
1980 15,000 t +0.0%
1981 15,000 t +0.0%
1982 12,000 t -20.0%
1983 12,800 t +6.7%
1984 12,800 t +0.0%
1985 12,700 t -0.8%
1986 14,200 t +11.8%
1987 14,200 t +0.0%
1988 14,000 t -1.4%
1989 11,500 t -17.9%
1990 12,000 t +4.3%
1991 18,100 t +50.8%
1992 17,835 t -1.5%
1993 25,078 t +40.6%
1994 22,800 t -9.1%
1995 19,100 t -16.2%
1996 19,900 t +4.2%
1997 17,000 t -14.6%
1998 35,400 t +108.2%
1999 28,600 t -19.2%
2000 25,100 t -12.2%
2001 27,900 t +11.2%
2002 27,900 t +0.0%
2003 28,029 t +0.5%
2004 36,767 t +31.2%
2005 22,208 t -39.6%
2006 23,204 t +4.5%
2007 21,779 t -6.1%
2008 4,832 t -77.8%
2009 18,577 t +284.5%
2010 19,847 t +6.8%
2011 10,705 t -46.1%
2012 20,249 t +89.2%
2013 17,619 t -13.0%
2014 14,360 t -18.5%
2015 14,425 t +0.5%
2016 14,728 t +2.1%
2017 12,942 t -12.1%
2018 9,470 t -26.8%
2019 10,188 t +7.6%
2020 4,697 t -53.9%
2021 7,821 t +66.5%
2022 8,566 t +9.5%
2023 5,081 t -40.7%
2024 5,263 t +3.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 5,263 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,560 t, 3.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 5,263 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 772 t, 6.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Newsprint — Import quantity in El Salvador 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
2009 +284.5% 4,832 t 18,577 t
1998 +108.2% 17,000 t 35,400 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,578 t 5,200 t 11,500 t 9
1970s 12,800 t 9,100 t 15,000 t 10
1980s 13,420 t 11,500 t 15,000 t 10
1990s 21,581 t 12,000 t 35,400 t 10
2000s 23,630 t 4,832 t 36,767 t 10
2010s 14,453 t 9,470 t 20,249 t 10
2020s 6,286 t 4,697 t 8,566 t 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 84 Cuba 5,858 t compare
  2. 85 Nigeria 5,661 t compare
  3. 86 United Arab Emirates 5,344 t compare
  4. 88 Senegal 5,180 t compare
  5. 89 Lithuania 5,077 t compare
  6. 90 Zambia 5,071 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is newsprint — import quantity in El Salvador?
Newsprint — import quantity in El Salvador was 5,263 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 36,767 t in 2004.
What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4,697 t in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for newsprint — import quantity?
El Salvador ranks 87th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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