Newsprint — Import quantity in Gabon
Gabon: Newsprint — Import quantity was 84 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity in Gabon, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity in Gabon stood at 84 t. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Gabon peaked at 902 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 84 t, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 181st of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity in Gabon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 600 t | — |
| 2003 | 533 t | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 350 t | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 383 t | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 383 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 383 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 428 t | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 902 t | +110.7% |
| 2010 | 851 t | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 766 t | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 756 t | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 668 t | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 671 t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 811 t | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 482 t | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 411 t | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 571 t | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 611 t | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 376 t | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 203 t | -46.0% |
| 2022 | 265 t | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 100 t | -62.3% |
| 2024 | 84 t | -16.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 84 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,560 t, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 84 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 282.5 t, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +110.7% | 428 t | 902 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 495.25 t | 350 t | 902 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 659.8 t | 411 t | 851 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.6 t | 84 t | 376 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in Gabon?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Gabon was 84 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 902 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 t in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Gabon ranks 181st out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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